Shalmadvipa, Shalma-dvipa, 艢腻濒尘补诲惫墨辫补: 1 definition
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Shalmadvipa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 艢腻濒尘补诲惫墨辫补 can be transliterated into English as Salmadvipa or Shalmadvipa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Wisdom Library: 艢aivism艢腻濒尘补诲惫墨辫补 (啶多ぞ啶侧啶う啷嵿さ啷�啶�) refers to one of the seven continents (蝉补辫迟补诲惫墨辫补) 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 艢膩lma or as 艢膩lmalidv墨pa. 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.
The Par膩khyatantra is an old 艢aiva-siddh膩nta tantra dating from before the 10th century.
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.
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Partial matches: Shalma, Dvipa.
Full-text: Prithivi, Saptadvipa, Shalma, Shalmalidvipa.
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