Beluva: 4 definitions

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Beluva means something in Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India. 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.

India history and geography

Source: Ancient Buddhist Texts: Geography of Early Buddhism

Beluva (बेलुव) or Beluvagāma is the name of an ancient locality situated in Majjhimadesa (Middle Country) of ancient India, as recorded in the Pāli Buddhist texts (detailing the geography of ancient India as it was known in to Early Buddhism).—Visākhā was born in the city of Bhaddiya in the Aṅga kingdom. The village of Beluva was in Vesālī.

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

beluva : (m.) the tree Aegle Marmelos.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Beluva, & Beḷuva (the guṇa-form of billa, in like meaning. It is the diæretic form of Sk. *bailva or *vailva, of which the contracted form is P. bella) 1. the Vilva tree, Aegle marmelos M. I, 108; II, 6; J. IV, 363, 368; VI, 525, 560.—2. wood of the Vilva tree S. I, 22; D. II, 264; Mhbv 31.—pakka ripe fruit of the Vilva J. V, 74.—paṇḍu(-vīṇā) a yellow flute made of Vilva wood, representing a kind of magic flute which according to SnA 393 first belonged to Māra, and was then given to Pañcasikha, one of the Heavenly Musicians, by Sakka. See Vism. 392 (attributed to Pañcasikha); DhA. I, 433 (of Māra; v. l. veḷuvadaṇḍa-vīṇā); III, 225 (of P.); SnA 393 (v. l. veluva°).—laṭṭhi a young sprout of the Vilva tree KhA 118.—salāṭuka the unripe fruit of the Vilva, next in size to the smaller kola, surpassed in size by the ripe billa or billi S. I, 150=A. IV, 170=Sn. p. 125. (Page 490)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Beḷuva (ಬೆಳುವ):—[noun] the forest-dwelling pigeon, Columba livia; wild-pigeon; rock pigeon; rock dove.

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Beḷuva (ಬೆಳುವ):—[noun] the tree Vateria india ( = V. Malabarica) of Dipterocarpaceae family; Indian copal tree.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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