Mahahimavat, 惭补丑腻丑颈尘补惫补迟, Maha-himavat: 5 definitions
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Source: Wisdom Library: Jainism惭补丑腻丑颈尘补惫补迟 (啶す啶距す啶苦ぎ啶掂い啷�).鈥擮ne of the seven mountain ranges (惫补谤峁诲丑补谤补辫补谤惫补迟补) of 闯补尘产奴诲惫墨辫补 according to Jaina cosmology. On top of 惭补丑腻丑颈尘补惫补迟 lies a lake named Mah膩padma, having at its centre a large padmahrada (lotus-island), home to the Goddess Hr墨. 闯补尘产奴诲惫墨辫补 sits at the centre of madhyaloka (鈥榤iddle world鈥�) is the most important of all continents and it is here where human beings reside.
: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra惭补丑腻丑颈尘补惫补迟 (啶す啶距す啶苦ぎ啶掂い啷�) refers to one of the seven mountain ranges of 闯补尘产奴诲惫墨辫补 which is situated in the 鈥渕iddle world鈥� (madhyaloka), according to chapter 2.2 [补箩颈迟补苍腻迟丑补-肠补谤颈迟谤补] of Hemacandra鈥檚 11th century Tri峁峁ａ弓i艣al膩k膩puru峁caritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
Accordingly:鈥斺�淣ow, there are 7 zones here in 闯补尘产奴诲惫墨辫补: Bh膩rata, Haimavata, Harivar峁, Videha, Ramyaka, Haira峁噛avata, and Air膩vata from south to north. Making the division between these there are 7 mountain-ranges, bounding the zones: Himavat, 惭补丑腻丑颈尘补惫补迟, Ni峁dha, N墨la, Rukmin, and 艢ikharin with equal diameter at the base and top. [...] On 惭补丑腻丑颈尘补惫补迟 is a lake named Mah膩padma, twice the length and width of the lake Padma [...] In the space between K峁drahimavat and 惭补丑腻丑颈尘补惫补迟, there is a round Vait膩岣峢ya mountain, named 艢abd膩p膩tin. [...] Gandh膩p膩tin is between 惭补丑腻丑颈尘补惫补迟 and Ni峁dha鈥�.
: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 3: The Lower and middle worlds惭补丑腻丑颈尘补惫补迟 (啶す啶距す啶苦ぎ啶掂い啷�) or Mah膩himav膩n is the name of a mountain in 闯补尘产奴诲惫墨辫补 separating the regions Haimavata and Harivar峁. 闯补尘产奴诲惫墨辫补 refers to the first continent of the Madhya-loka (middle-word), according to the 2nd-century Tattv膩rthas奴tra 3.10. The hues of the six mountains (e.g., Himav膩n and Mah膩himav膩n) are golden and silver respectively. Why do the mountains Himav膩n and Mah膩himav膩n have their specific hues? They have the hues as the sand and stones which constitute these mountains and are golden and silvery in colours respectively.
Which lakes are there at the tops of the Himav膩n (Himavat), Mah膩himav膩n (惭补丑腻丑颈尘补惫补迟), and Ni峁dha mountains respectively? The lakes on tops of the Himav膩n, Mah膩himav膩n, and Ni峁dha mountains are Padma, Mah膩padma and Tigi帽cha respectively.
闯补尘产奴诲惫墨辫补 (where stands the 惭补丑腻丑颈尘补惫补迟 mountain) is in the centre of all continents and oceans; all continents and oceans are concentric circles with 闯补尘产奴诲惫墨辫补 in the centre. Like the navel is in the centre of the body, 闯补尘产奴诲惫墨辫补 is in the centre of all continents and oceans. Sumeru Mount is in the centre of 闯补尘产奴诲惫墨辫补. It is also called Mount Sudar艣ana.
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, 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary惭补丑腻丑颈尘补惫补迟 (啶す啶距す啶苦ぎ啶掂い啷�).鈥�m. Name of a mountain.
惭补丑腻丑颈尘补惫补迟 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 尘补丑腻 and himavat (啶灌た啶さ啶む).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭补丑腻丑颈尘补惫补迟 (啶す啶距す啶苦ぎ啶掂い啷�):鈥擺=尘补丑腻-hima-vat] [from 尘补丑腻 > mah] m. Name of a mountain, [艢atru峁僯aya-m膩h膩tmya]
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.
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Partial matches: Himavat, Vat, Maha.
Full-text (+8): Mahapadma, Hri, Nishadha, Vikatapatin, Gandhapatin, Shabdapatin, Himavat, Kshudrahimavat, Mahahimavan, Shikharin, Haimavata, Airavata, Hairanyavata, Malyavat, Jambudvipa, Mahavideha, Kesarin, Mahapundarika, Tiginchi, Harivarsha.
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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 23: Description of 闯补尘产奴诲惫墨辫补 < [Chapter III - The initiation and omniscience of Ajita]
Part 7: The story of Kum膩ranandin and Nagila < [Chapter XI - The story of Rauhi峁噀ya]
Paumacariya (critical study) (by K. R. Chandra)
2. The concept of Jambudvipa < [Chapter 10 - Geographical Places, Peoples and Tribes]
Tilakamanjari of Dhanapala (study) (by Shri N. M. Kansara)
1. Introduction and Celestial geography < [Chapter 10 - Geographical Data]