Pushkaradvipa, 笔耻峁补谤补诲惫墨辫补, Pushkara-dvipa: 12 definitions

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In Hinduism
1. Vaishnavism
2. Purana
3. Kavya
4. Shaivism
In Jainism
1. General definition
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1. Sanskrit
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Pushkaradvipa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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 笔耻峁补谤补诲惫墨辫补 can be transliterated into English as Puskaradvipa or Pushkaradvipa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

: Google Books: Sri Brhad-bhagavatamrta, vol 2

笔耻峁补谤补诲惫墨辫补 (啶啶粪啶曕ぐ啶︵啶掂啶�).鈥擮n Pu峁ara-诲惫墨辫补, within the 产丑奴-尘补峁囜笉补濒补 system, Lord Brahm膩 is worshiped as a representative of the Personality of Godhead. Gopa-kum膩ra, who knew nothing about Lord Brahm膩鈥檚 existence, simply describes what he physically saw.

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Vaishnava (啶掂啶粪啶｀さ, vai峁ａ箛ava) or vaishnavism (vai峁ａ箛avism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (鈥榯en avatars of Vishnu鈥�).

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

: Wisdom Library: Var膩ha-pur膩峁嘺

笔耻峁补谤补诲惫墨辫补 (啶啶粪啶曕ぐ啶︵啶掂啶�) is one of the seven islands (诲惫墨辫补), ruled over by Savana, one of the ten sons of Priyavrata, according to the 痴补谤腻丑补辫耻谤腻峁嘺 chapter 74. Priyavrata was a son 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.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

笔耻峁补谤补诲惫墨辫补 (啶啶粪啶曕ぐ啶︵啶掂啶�).鈥擳he island twice the Dadhima峁囜笉oda in size, and surrounded by sea of fresh water: named after a huge lotus with golden petal intended to be Brahm膩's throne: called after the King Pu峁av膩hana of Rathantarakalpa; here is the hill Citras膩nu. There is only one mountain M膩nasottara in the middle of this 诲惫墨辫补, dividing it into portions East and West. On it in the four directions are the cities of gods like Indra. On its top rotates the wheel of the Sun's chariot which makes the year of men and the day of gods. V墨tihotra, a son of Priyavrata was the ruler who divided it among his two sons. Brahm膩 is worshipped here;¹ here people live for 10000 years. No caste or Vedas: worship banyan tree: Ka艣yapa performed his A艣vamedha and V膩li defeated R膩va峁嘺;² visited by Para艣ur膩ma;³ one of the seven continents of which Savana was the first King. His sons Mah膩v墨ra and Dh膩tuki divided it between them.⁴

1) Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺 V. 1. 32; 20. 29-33; Matsya-pur膩峁嘺 100. 4; 123. 13; 248. 13; V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 49. 101-141.
2) Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 II. 14. 14; 19. 108-26, 140-1; III. 5. 7; 7. 267.
3) Ib. III. 32. 60; 44. 22; Vi峁ａ箛u-pur膩峁嘺 II. 4. 72-86, 92.
4) Ib. II. 1. 15; 2. 5.

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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.

Kavya (poetry)

: Shodhganga: A critical appreciation of soddhalas udayasundarikatha

笔耻峁补谤补诲惫墨辫补 (啶啶粪啶曕ぐ啶︵啶掂啶�).鈥擮ne of the seven continents (诲惫墨辫补) of Bh奴rloka (earth).鈥擨n the 笔耻峁补谤补诲惫墨辫补, there is a big banyan tree in the lotus-form. The 笔耻峁补谤补诲惫墨辫补 is encircled by an ocean (samudra) of sweet water.

: Shodhganga: The Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara

笔耻峁补谤补诲惫墨辫补 (啶啶粪啶曕ぐ啶︵啶掂啶�) is the name a locality mentioned in 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补鈥檚 10th-century K膩vyam墨m膩峁僺膩.鈥擨t is one the seven Dv墨pas in the world. Jamb奴诲惫墨辫补 is situated in the middle place, while the Pu峁ara is the third from Jamb奴.

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Kavya (啶曕ぞ啶掂啶�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or 鈥榚pic poetry鈥� and natya, or 鈥榙ramatic poetry鈥�.

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: Wisdom Library: 艢aivism

笔耻峁补谤补诲惫墨辫补 (啶啶粪啶曕ぐ啶︵啶掂啶�) refers to one of the seven continents (sapta诲惫墨辫补) situated within the world of the earth (辫峁泃丑颈惫墨), according to Par膩khyatantra 5.61. It is also known as plainly Pu峁ara. These continents are located above the seven 辫腻迟腻濒补蝉 and may contain even more sub-continents within them, are round in shape, and are encircled within seven concentric oceans.

According to the Par膩khya-tantra, 鈥渙utside that is the continent Pu峁ara, where flows the river Pu峁ari峁嚹�, with sweet waters like those of the ocean of nectar, frequented by gods and Siddhas. Beyond that is the ocean of nectar, in which there is sweet-tasting nectar, and where the gods drink for the sake of the pleasure it gives their bodies鈥�.

The Par膩khyatantra is an old 艢aiva-siddh膩nta tantra dating from before the 10th century.

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Shaiva (啶多啶�, 艣aiva) or Shaivism (艣aivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Jainism

笔耻峁补谤补诲惫墨辫补 (啶啶粪啶曕ぐ啶︵啶掂啶�) is one of the continents (诲惫墨辫补) of the middle-world (madhyaloka), encircled by the ocean named Pu峁arodasamudra (or simply Pu峁aroda), according to Jain cosmology. The middle-world contains innumerable concentric 诲惫墨辫补s and, as opposed to the upper-world (adhaloka) and the lower-world (奴谤诲丑惫补濒辞办补), is the only world where humans can be born. 笔耻峁补谤补诲惫墨辫补 is also known as Pu峁aravara诲惫墨辫补 and as plainly Pu峁ara.

笔耻峁补谤补诲惫墨辫补 is recorded in ancient Jaina canonical texts dealing with cosmology and geography of the universe. Examples of such texts are the Sa峁僩raha峁嚹玶atna in the 艢vet膩mbara tradition or the Tiloyapannatti and the Trilokas膩ra in the Digambara tradition.

: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

笔耻峁补谤补诲惫墨辫补 (啶啶粪啶曕ぐ啶︵啶掂啶�) (or Pu峁ara) is the name of the continent surrounding the K膩loda ocean which is situated in the 鈥渕iddle world鈥� (madhyaloka), according to chapter 2.3 [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€淭he definition of names and objects鈥擨峁膩k膩ra, Meru, etc.鈥攚hich was given for Dh膩tak墨 is true also for half of Pu峁ara (i.e., 笔耻峁补谤补诲惫墨辫补). But in this half of Pu峁ara the divisions of the country, etc., are known to be twice as large as the divisions of the country, etc., of Dh膩tak墨kha峁囜笉a. There are 4 small Merus in Dh膩tak墨 and half of Pu峁ara, smaller than Meru by 15,000 yojanas. At the ground their diameter is less than Meru鈥檚 by 600 yojanas. [...]鈥�.

: JAINpedia: Glossary

Pu峁ara-诲惫墨辫补:鈥擳he third continent of the middle world of Jain cosmology. Human beings can live only in the first two circular continents and the inner half of the third. Pu峁ara-诲惫墨辫补 is enclosed by a circular mountain barrier known as 惭腻苍耻峁迟迟补谤补-辫补谤惫补迟补 or 鈥淢ountain beyond Mankind鈥�. Human beings cannot live on the outer side of these mountains.

: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 3: The Lower and middle worlds

笔耻峁补谤补诲惫墨辫补 (啶啶粪啶曕ぐ啶︵啶掂啶�) or Pu峁aravara诲惫墨辫补 refers to the third continent of the Madhya-loka (middle-word), according to the 2nd-century Tattv膩rthas奴tra 3.7. The number of regions and mountains in the Pusikar膩rdha continent is same as in Dh膩tak墨kha峁嘾a continent. In Pusikar膩rdha continent there are two Merus, namely Mandara and Vidhyunam膩li, two Isivak膩ra mountains two Bharata regions, two Himav膩na, etc.

How did the Pu峁ara continent get its name? The tree Pusikara grows in the Pusikara continent. Hence, the name is assigned as Pusikar膩rdha continent.

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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, 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

笔耻峁补谤补诲惫墨辫补 (啶啶粪啶曕ぐ啶︵啶掂啶�):鈥擺=pu峁ara-诲惫墨辫补] [from pu峁ara > pu峁�] m. Name of a Dv墨pa or great division of the earth, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]

[Sanskrit to German]

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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.

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