Udakabhasa, Udaka-abhasa, 鲍诲补办腻产丑腻蝉补: 1 definition
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General definition (in Jainism)
: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra鲍诲补办腻产丑腻蝉补 (啶夃う啶曕ぞ啶ぞ啶�) refers to a mountain of the Indras of the Vel膩dh膩rins in the Lava峁噊da ocean surrounding Jamb奴dv墨pa 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�淣ext, surrounding Jamb奴dv墨pa, and twice as wide, is the ocean named Lava峁噊da. [...] Gost奴pa, 鲍诲补办腻产丑腻蝉补, 艢a峁卥ha, Udakas墨maka, made of gold, a峁卥a, silver, and crystal are the mountains of the Indras of the Vel膩dh膩rins. They are the abodes of the gods Gost奴pa, 艢ivaka, 艢a峁卥ha, and Manoh峁沝a; and are in the (four) directions at 42,000 yojanas (from Jamb奴dv墨pa). They are 1721 yojanas high; 1022 yojanas wide at the base, and 424 at the top. On top of them all there are gleaming palaces鈥�.
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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Partial matches: Udaka, Abhasa.
Full-text: Veladharin, Udakasimaka, Gostupa, Shankha.
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