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Kshiravaradvipa, °­á¹£Ä«r²¹±¹²¹°ù²¹»å±¹Ä«±è²¹, Kshiravara-dvipa: 1 definition

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Kshiravaradvipa means something in Jainism, Prakrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term °­á¹£Ä«r²¹±¹²¹°ù²¹»å±¹Ä«±è²¹ can be transliterated into English as Ksiravaradvipa or Kshiravaradvipa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Jainism

°­á¹£Ä«r²¹±¹²¹°ù²¹»å±¹Ä«±è²¹ (कà¥à¤·à¥€à¤°à¤µà¤°à¤¦à¥à¤µà¥€à¤�) is one of the continents (»å±¹Ä«±è²¹) of the middle-world (madhyaloka), encircled by the ocean named Kṣīrodasamudra (or simply Kṣīroda), according to Jain cosmology. The middle-world contains innumerable concentric »å±¹Ä«±è²¹s and, as opposed to the upper-world (adhaloka) and the lower-world (Å«°ù»å³ó±¹²¹±ô´Ç°ì²¹), is the only world where humans can be born. °­á¹£Ä«r²¹±¹²¹°ù²¹»å±¹Ä«±è²¹ is also known as plainly Kṣīravara.

°­á¹£Ä«r²¹±¹²¹°ù²¹»å±¹Ä«±è²¹ is recorded in ancient Jaina canonical texts dealing with cosmology and geography of the universe. Examples of such texts are the Saṃgrahaṇīratna in the ÅšvetÄmbara tradition or the Tiloyapannatti and the TrilokasÄra in the Digambara tradition.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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