Kharoshthi, Kharo峁ａ弓h墨: 5 definitions
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In Buddhism
General definition (in Buddhism)
: BDK America: A Forest of Pearls from the Dharma GardenKharo峁ａ弓h墨 (啶栢ぐ啷嬥し啷嵿啷�) refers to the 鈥淒onkey-lipped Sage鈥� and is the son of Mah膩sammata鈥檚 wife, according to the third chapter of the 7th century Fayuan zhulin (鈥淎 Forest of Pearls from the Dharma Garden鈥�): a large anthology of excerpts from Buddhist canonical sources and historical records attributed to Daoshi.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸...] wherever Donkey-lipped Sage [viz., ] went, in the Himalayas and elsewhere, various beautiful flowers, good fruit, medicines, fragrances, clear streams, and different kinds of birds appeared by transformation. Wherever he stayed the place was filled with a rich harvest. Benefiting from the medicines and fruit, his crude appearance gradually changed and he became handsome. Only his lips were still like those of a donkey. For this reason he was called Donkey-lipped Sage鈥�.
Donkey-lipped Sage (Kharo峁ａ弓h墨) studied the holy teaching. For sixty-thousand years he stood on one leg, not putting his other foot down, day and night, never becoming fatigued. The gods saw the great sage undergoing this austerity. Then the gods of Brahm膩 Heaven and 艢akra Heaven, as well as those in the higher realms of the realm of desire, gathered and came to pay respect. Dragons, Asuras, and Yak峁s all gathered together like a cloud. All the sages and practitioners of the holy path came to the place of Donkey-lipped Sage.
India history and geography
: academia.edu: The Chronology of Ancient Gandhara and BactriaBrahmi and Kharoshthi Scripts (3000-2800 BCE).鈥擳hese two scripts were popularly used in the regions of Gandhara, Bactria, Modern Pakistan and Kashmir at least from the post-Mahabharata period. The Ashokan inscriptions (1765-1737 BCE) found at Shahbazgarhi and Manshera clearly indicate that Kharoshthi Script was traditionally popular in the west of Indus River whereas Brahmi Script was popular in the east of Indus River.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryKharo峁ａ弓h墨.鈥攁n early Indian alphabet which was an Indian modification of the Aramaic alphabet; called Kharo峁ａ弓r墨 by some. Note: 办丑补谤辞峁ａ弓丑墨 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
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryKharo峁ａ弓h墨 (啶栢ぐ啷嬥し啷嵿啷�) [Also spelled kharoshti]:鈥�(nf) an ancient script which was prevalent in north-west frontier of India roughly between 4th century B.C. and 3rd century A.D.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKhar艒峁ａ弓hi (嗖栢舶喑嬥卜喑嵿矤嗖�):鈥擺noun] One of the two oldest alphabets in the Indian subcontinent, derived from Aramaic and used for about seven centuries from 300 BC in North West India and central Asia; Kharoshti.
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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