Beluva: 4 definitions
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India history and geography
Source: Ancient Buddhist Texts: Geography of Early BuddhismBeluva (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.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarybeluva : (m.) the tree Aegle Marmelos.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryBeluva, & 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)
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusBeḷuva (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.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Beluvade, Beluvadu, Beluvagama, Beluvala, Beluvalatthi, Beluvale, Beluvali, Beluvalu, Beluvapakka, Beluvari, Beluvasalatuka, Beluvase.
Full-text: Belava, Veluva, Bella, Beluvagama, Panduvina, Bhaddiya, Billa, Latthi, Gilana Sutta, Ambapali.
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The Gospel of Buddha (by Paul Carus)
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The story of the Licchavīs < [6. Medicine (Bhesajja)]
The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Part 2 - Buddha descends from Tāvatiṃsa to Sankassa < [Chapter 25 - The Buddha’s Seventh Vassa]
Part 7 - The Great Homage paid by the Devas and Brahmās < [Chapter 7 - The Attainment of Buddhahood]
Part 5 - Vanquishing Vasavatti Mara (Devaputta Mara) < [Chapter 7 - The Attainment of Buddhahood]
The Fo-Sho-Hing-Tsan-King (A Life of Buddha) (by Samuel Beal)
The Life of Sariputta (by Nyanaponika Thera)
The Last Debt Paid < [Part III - The Further Shore]