Kushavati, Kusavati, 碍耻艣补惫补迟墨, Kus膩v膩t墨, Kus膩vat墨: 13 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 碍耻艣补惫补迟墨 can be transliterated into English as Kusavati or Kushavati, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Wisdom Library: Var膩ha-pur膩峁嘺碍耻艣腻惫补迟墨 (啶曕啶多ぞ啶掂い啷�).鈥擭ame of a river (苍补诲墨) situated near the seven great mountains on the western side of mount Nai峁dha, according to the 痴补谤腻丑补辫耻谤腻峁嘺 chapter 83. These settlements consume the water flowing from these seven great mountains (Vi艣膩kha, Kambala, Jayanta, K峁涐梗峁嘺, Harita, A艣oka and Vardham膩na). Ni峁dha (Nai峁dha) is one of the seven mountains located in Jamb奴dv墨pa, ruled over by 膧gn墨dhra, a grandson of Sv膩yambhuva Manu, who was created by Brahm膩, who was in turn created by N膩r膩ya峁嘺, the unknowable all-pervasive primordial being.
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia碍耻艣补惫补迟墨 (啶曕啶多さ啶む).鈥擜 city in Devaloka, where the Devas once conducted a mantra yaj帽a. It was on his way to participate in this yaj帽a that Agastya cursed Kubera and his attendant Ma峁噄m膩n. (Vana Parva, Chapter 161, Verse 54).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) 碍耻艣补惫补迟墨 (啶曕啶多さ啶む).鈥擳he Apsara clan.*
- * Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 III. 7. 22.
1b) A R. of the Ketum膩la continent.*
- * V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 44. 18.
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.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesA city in the kingdom of the Mallas. In the present age it was called Kusinara. Once it was the royal city of Maha Sudassana and was twelve leagues in length and twelve in breadth, prosperous and full of people, like Alakamanda (D.ii.146f; J.i.392; Cyp.i.4; Dvy.227). It was then at the head of eighty four Towns (S.iii.144).
The Maha Sudassana Sutta (D.ii.170f ) contains a long description of the city. It was the capital of several kings of the Mahasammata dynasty (Mhv.ii.7; Dpv.iii.9), including Okkaka, father of Kusa (J.v.278ff).
In the time of the Buddha Metteya, Kusavati will be known as Ketumati (Anagat.v.18).
Therav膩da is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
India history and geography
: Ancient Buddhist Texts: Geography of Early BuddhismKus膩vati (啶曕啶膏ぞ啶掂い啶�) or Kus墨n膩r膩 refers to an ancient capital of Malla: one of the sixteen Mah膩janapadas of the Majjhimadesa (Middle Country) of ancient India, as recorded in the P膩li Buddhist texts (detailing the geography of ancient India as it was known in to Early Buddhism).鈥擳he Mallara峁弓ha or Mall膩r膩峁ａ弓ra has been mentioned in the A峁単uttara Nik膩ya as one of the sixteen Mah膩janapadas. The kingdom was divided into two parts which had for their capitals the cities of Kus膩vati or Kus墨n膩r膩 and P膩v膩 identical probably with Kasia (on the smaller Gondak and in the east of the Gorakhpur district) and a village named Padaraona (12 miles to the north-east of Kasia) respectively.
The Mallas had at first a monarchical constitution when their capital city had been known as Kus膩vat墨. But later on, in the time of the Buddha, when the monarchy came to he replaced by a republican constitution, the name of the city was changed to Kus墨n膩r膩.
In the Mah膩parinibb膩na Suttanta of the D墨gha Nik膩ya it is stated that 膧nanda requested the Buddha not to attain Mah膩parinibb膩na in a small town like Kus墨n膩r膩. He suggested the names of great cities like Camp膩, R膩jagaha, S膩vatth墨, S膩keta, Kosamb墨, and B膩r膩峁嘺s墨. But the Blessed One selected Kus墨n膩r膩 as the place of his Mah膩parinibb膩na and silenced 膧nanda by narrating the former glories of Kus膩vat墨. The ancient city of Kus膩vat墨 had seven ramparts, four gates, and seven avenues of palm trees. The Buddha himself says that Kus墨n膩r膩 is ancient Kus膩vat墨. It was a capital city, and was 12 yojanas in length from east to west, and 7 yojanas in width north to south.
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
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary碍耻艣腻惫补迟墨 (啶曕啶多ぞ啶掂い啷�).鈥擭ame of a city; The capital of Ku艣a, R膩ma's son; see 啶曕啶� (办耻艣补); cf. 啶曕啶多ぞ啶掂い啷�啶� 啶多啶班啶む啶班た啶じ啶距い啷� 啶� 啶曕啶む啶掂ぞ (ku艣膩vat墨峁� 艣rotriyas膩t sa k峁泃v膩) R.16.25,15.97.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary碍耻艣腻惫补迟墨 (啶曕啶多ぞ啶掂い啷�).鈥�(1) name given to Ku艣a's city: 惭奴濒补-厂补谤惫腻蝉迟颈惫腻诲补-痴颈苍补测补 i.106.18: (2) (= Pali Kus膩掳) former name of Ku艣inagar墨: MPS 34.1 ff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary碍耻艣腻惫补迟墨 (啶曕啶多ぞ啶掂い啷�).鈥擺feminine] [Name] of a town.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 碍耻艣补惫补迟墨 (啶曕啶多さ啶む):鈥擺=办耻艣补-vat墨] [from 办耻艣补-vat > 办耻艣补] f. Name of a town (= -蝉迟丑补濒墨), [Mah膩bh膩rata iii, 11792] (cf. 办耻艣腻-惫补迟墨)
2) 碍耻艣腻惫补迟墨 (啶曕啶多ぞ啶掂い啷�):鈥擺=办耻艣腻-惫补迟墨] [from 办耻艣补] f. Name of a town (residence of Ku艣a son of R膩ma), [R膩m膩ya峁嘺; M峁沜chaka峁璱k膩; Raghuva峁兣沘; Divy膩vad膩na]
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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.
Pali-English dictionary
[Pali to Burmese]
: Sutta: Tipi峁璦ka P膩岣穒-Myanmar Dictionary (醼愥��曖��嬦��-醼曖��犪��欋�坚�斸�横�欋�� 醼♂�樶��撫��斸��)办耻蝉腻惫补迟墨鈥�
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(Auto-Translation): Kuthawadi City.
Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav膩da Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha鈥檚 speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
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Partial matches: I, Vamdu, Kusha, Vati.
Full-text (+4): Kusavatirajadhani, Kusavatinagara, Kusavatirajakula, Kusavatinamaka, Accima, Varhaya, Mahasudassana, Kushavant, Kushasthala, Kusinara, Velamika, Khattiyani, Jayampati, Madda, Kusha, Phita, Malla, Shilavati, Dakshinakosala, Kusthalapura.
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