Devalaya, Deva-alaya, 顿别惫腻濒补测补: 20 definitions
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Devalaya means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Hindi. 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.
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In Hinduism
Vastushastra (architecture)
Source: Wisdom Library: V膩stu-艣膩stra顿别惫腻濒补测补 (啶︵啶掂ぞ啶侧く) refers to a 鈥渢emple鈥�, and in a broader sense represents 鈥渄evotional place鈥� or 鈥渞esidence of God鈥�. It is one of commonly used names for a temple, as found in V膩stu艣膩stra literature such the Mayamata and the 惭腻苍补蝉腻谤补.
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts (vastu)顿别惫腻濒补测补 (啶︵啶掂ぞ啶侧く) refers to the 鈥淰i峁ａ箛u temple鈥� (to be constructed in the center of the town), according to the ninth chapter of the 碍补辫颈帽箩补濒补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: a P膩帽car膩tra work consisting of 1550 verses dealing with a variety of topics such as worship in a temple, choosing an 膧c膩rya, architecture, town-planning and iconography.鈥擠escription of the chapter [驳谤腻尘补惫颈苍测腻蝉补]:鈥擺...] In the center of the town the Vi峁ａ箛u temple [诲别惫腻濒补测补] is to be constructed, and in the various directions throughout the town temples to other deities are to be placed (15b-22). The posture of the icon (of Vi峁ａ箛u?) determines in which direction the temple will face (23-25a). Different aspects [尘奴谤迟颈] of the Lord also will face in different directions鈥擵膩sudeva will face South-east, Sa峁僰ar峁峁嘺 South-west, Pradyumna North-west, and Anirudha North-east. Likewise Balar膩ma, K峁涐梗峁嘺, et. al., are to face in specific directions ( 25b-33a).
: OpenEdition books: Architectural terms contained in Ajit膩gama and Raurav膩gama顿别惫腻濒补测补 (啶︵啶掂ぞ啶侧く) refers to 鈥渟anctuary 搂 4.2.鈥�.鈥�(For paragraphs cf. Les enseignements architecturaux de l'Ajit膩gama et du Raurav膩gama by Bruno Dagens)
Vastushastra (啶掂ぞ啶膏啶む啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶�, v膩stu艣膩stra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation1) 顿别惫腻濒补测补 (啶︵啶掂ぞ啶侧く) refers to the 鈥減recincts of a temple鈥� which makes a preferable site for the performance of a sacrifice, as mentioned in the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 1.18.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸...] the precincts of a temple (诲别惫腻濒补测补), a cowshed, a sanctuary or one鈥檚 own court-yard shall be selected for the performance of sacrifice. It shall be on a raised platform at least two hastas high. It shall be well decorated. Paddy weighing a Bh膩ra shall be spread on the ground to make a large circle. Diagrams of lotuses shall be made in the middle and in the eight quarters on the border of the circle. [...]鈥�.
2) 顿别惫腻濒补测补 (啶︵啶掂ぞ啶侧く) refers to an 鈥渁bode of Devas鈥�, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.2.22. Accordingly as 艢iva said to Sit膩:鈥斺�淸...] O my beloved, beautiful woman, clouds will not reach the place where I have to make an abode for you. [...] There in the Him腻濒补测补s even the beasts of prey are calm. It is the abode of many sages and ascetics. It is an abode of Devas (诲别惫腻濒补测补) and many deer move about in it鈥�.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index顿别惫腻濒补测补 (啶︵啶掂ぞ啶侧く).鈥擳he homes of the nine planets;1 temples visited by Para艣ur膩ma;2 see also Devag峁沨as.
- 1) Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 II. 23. 95; V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 52. 85.
- 2) Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 III. 24. 41; 27. 11; IV. 38. 57; Matsya-pur膩峁嘺 96. 25; 257. 6.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)
: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita鈥擳ext on Visha Chikitsa顿别惫腻濒补测补 (啶︵啶掂ぞ啶侧く) refers to one of places highly susceptible to snake-bites, as taught in the K膩艣yapa Sa峁僪it膩: an ancient Sanskrit text from the P膩帽car膩tra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Vi峁cikits膩鈥攁n important topic from 膧yurveda which deals with the study of Toxicology (Agadatantra or Sarpavidy膩).鈥擳he K膩艣yapasa峁僪it膩 mentions that snake-bites that happen in certain places [e.g., 诲别惫腻濒补测补鈥�dev膩laye 艣奴nyagehe] [?], are highly inimical to the victim.
膧yurveda (啶嗋く啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of 膧yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Pancaratra (worship of N膩r膩ya峁嘺)
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts顿别惫腻濒补测补 (啶︵啶掂ぞ啶侧く) refers to a 鈥渢emple-in-miniature鈥�, as discussed in chapter 42 of the 笔补耻峁补谤补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: a P膩帽car膩tra text of almost 5900 verses divided into forty-three chapters presented as a frame-work dialogue between Pau峁ara and Bhagav膩n dealing with the esoteric meaning of ma峁囜笉ala-designs, worship routines and temple-building.鈥擠escription of the chapter [辫谤腻蝉腻诲补辫腻诲补-辫谤补迟颈峁ａ弓丑腻]: When a temple is to be built, the site already having been selected, the patron [办补谤迟腻], director [诲别艣颈办补] and 艣颈濒辫颈苍 and others go to the site at an auspicious time all the while chanting mantras. A temple-in-miniature [诲别惫腻濒补测补] is provided there, and into a small golden pot filled with water brought from various holy places the Lord's Presence is invoked as ap膩峁兂九倬�. After some preliminary ceremonies and petitions to sanctify and purify the area (1-61), a pit is dug until water-level is reached. This is refilled, whereupon cows are made to graze there in order to pack the earth back in place. Only after this may construction begin (62-79). [...]
Pancaratra (啶ぞ啶炧啶氞ぐ啶距い啷嵿ぐ, p膩帽car膩tra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
: archive.org: Bulletin of the French School of the Far East (volume 5)顿别惫腻濒补测补 (啶︵啶掂ぞ啶侧く) (in Chinese: T'ien-sseu) is the name of an ancient kingdom associated with Abhijit or 础产丑颈箩颈苍苍补办峁迟谤补, as mentioned in chapter 18 of the Candragarbha: the 55th section of the Mah膩sa峁僴ip膩ta-s奴tra, a large compilation of S奴tras (texts) in Mah膩y膩na Buddhism partly available in Sanskrit, Tibetan and Chinese.鈥擟hapter 18 deals with geographical astrology and, in conversation with Brahmar膩ja and others, Buddha explains how he entrusts the Nak峁tras [e.g., Abhijit] with a group of kingdoms [e.g., 顿别惫腻濒补测补] for the sake of protection and prosperity.
Mahayana (啶す啶距く啶距え, mah膩y膩na) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many 蝉奴迟谤补蝉 of which some of the earliest are the various Praj帽膩p膩ramit膩 蝉奴迟谤补蝉.
India history and geography
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryDev-腻濒补测补.鈥�(EI 23), a temple; same as devakula. Note: 诲别惫-腻濒补测补 is defined in the 鈥淚ndian epigraphical glossary鈥� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryd膿v腻濒补测补 (啶︵啶掂ぞ啶侧く).鈥攏 (S) An idol-house.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishd膿v腻濒补测补 (啶︵啶掂ぞ啶侧く).鈥�n A pagoda, a temple.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary顿别惫腻濒补测补 (啶︵啶掂ぞ啶侧く).鈥�
1) heaven.
2) a temple.
Derivable forms: 诲别惫腻濒补测补岣� (啶︵啶掂ぞ啶侧く啶�).
顿别惫腻濒补测补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms deva and 腻濒补测补 (啶嗋げ啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary顿别惫腻濒补测补 (啶︵啶掂ぞ啶侧く).鈥攏.
(-测补峁�) 1. A division of heaven, the residence of the gods. 2. A temple. E. deva, and 腻濒补测补 an asylum.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary顿别惫腻濒补测补 (啶︵啶掂ぞ啶侧く).鈥攎. a temple.
顿别惫腻濒补测补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms deva and 腻濒补测补 (啶嗋げ啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 顿别惫腻濒补测补 (啶︵啶掂ぞ啶侧く):鈥擺from deva] m. 鈥榬esidence of the g掳鈥�, heaven, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] temple, [Pa帽catantra; M膩rka峁囜笉eya-pur膩峁嘺]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary顿别惫腻濒补测补 (啶︵啶掂ぞ啶侧く):鈥擺诲别惫腻+濒补测补] (测补峁�) 1. n. Residence of the gods; heaven; a temple.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary顿别惫腻濒补测补 (啶︵啶掂ぞ啶侧く) [Also spelled devalay]:鈥�(nm) a temple, seat of a deity.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusD膿v腻濒补测补 (嗖︵硣嗖掂簿嗖侧帛):鈥擺noun] = 嗖︵硣嗖掂哺喑嵿播嗖距波 [devasthana].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches: Alaya, Tev, Deva.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 1.14.48 < [Chapter 14 - The Liberation of 艢aka峁乻ura and T峁涐箛膩varta]
Brihat Jataka by Varahamihira [Sanskrit/English] (by Michael D Neely)
Verse 27.18 < [Chapter 27 - The Character of the Drekkana]
The sacred complex of Billeswar Devalaya (study) (by Rajesh Kakati)
Part 3.1 - Architectural Features of Billeswar Devalaya < [Chapter 4 - Material culture of the Devalaya]
Part 4 - Gender issues of the Devalaya < [Chapter 7 - Establishing Bilweswar Devalaya as a Sacred Complex]
Part 3.9 - The performance of Thiya Naam < [Chapter 5 - Performing Art practiced in Devalaya]
Buddhist Ceremonies and Rituals of Sri Lanka (by A. G. S. Kariyawasam)
Chapter 8.2 - The Gods (of Buddhist Sri Lanka)
Chapter 8.1 - Deva Worship in Sri Lanka
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
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