Book Title: Tattvartha sutra
Author(s): Umaswati, Umaswami, D S Baya
Publisher: Agam Ahimsa Samta Evam Prakrit Samsthan

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________________ Linga appearance, gender. Lobha - Greed - a passion. Loka Universe, world. Lokācāra, Loka-rudhi - Custom, tradition. Sign, identity, Lokākāśa Universal space. Lokanta the universe. Lokānuprekṣā - Reflecting upon the form and implications of the universe with a view to view one's own soul and actions in the right perspective. Extreme end or top of M Madhyaloka - The middle world where the human and the subhuman species (Tiryañca) live. Madhyama, Madhya - Middle. Madhyastha vitti Neutral or unattached disposition. Mahāskandha Great colossal aggregate of matter. Mahāvrata - Great vow. Maithuna Sexual gratification. Maitrī vitti Friendly The filth disposition. Mala parisaha affliction. Mana - Mind. Māna (kaṣāya) passion). Jain Education International - Manahaparyāyajñāna Telepathic perception. Pride (a (extra-sensory) Manahaprayāyajñānāvaraṇa The obscuration veling the telepathic perception. Manoduspranidhāna - Improper thoughts (a flaw of the Samā yika vrata). Manogupti - Mental control. Manoharendriyāvalokana Looking at sbdy's erotic organs (a flaw of the fourth great vow of celibacy for an ascetic and the corresponding minor vow of a lay follower). Manojña - Desirable. Manojňa amanojña samabhāva - Equanimity in the face of the desirable and the undesirable. Manorama - Pleasant. Manoyoga - Mental activity. Manusya - Human being. Manusya gati The human destiny. Manusya jāti - The human race. Manusyaloka That part of the universe where the human beings live. Manusyayu GLOSSARY: xv For Private & Personal Use Only - span. Marana - Death. Māraṇāntiki sallekhanā unto death. - The human life Maranāśamsā - To want to die (a flaw of the terminal vow of equanimous death). Mārdava Softness; humble disposition, humility. Marga - The path, the faith. Fast www.jainelibrary.org

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