Ghritavaradvipa, Ghṛtavaradvīpa, Ghritavara-dvipa: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Ghṛtavaradvīpa can be transliterated into English as Ghrtavaradvipa or Ghritavaradvipa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: Wisdom Library: JainismGhṛtavaradvīpa (घृतवरद्वीप) is one of the continents (dvīpa) of the middle-world (madhyaloka), encircled by the ocean named Ghṛtodasamudra (or simply Ghṛtoda), according to Jain cosmology. The middle-world contains innumerable concentric dvīpas and, as opposed to the upper-world (adhaloka) and the lower-world (ūrdhvaloka), is the only world where humans can be born. Ghṛtavaradvīpa is also known as plainly Ghṛtavara.
Ghṛtavaradvīpa is recorded in ancient Jaina canonical texts dealing with cosmology and geography of the universe. Examples of such texts are the Saṃgrahaṇīratna in the Śvetāmbara tradition or the Tiloyapannatti and the Trilokasāra in the Digambara tradition.
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, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryGhṛtavaradvīpa (घृतवरद्वीप):—[=ghṛta-vara-dvīpa] [from ghṛta-vara > ghṛta > ghṛ] m. Name of a Dvīpa (See ghṛtoda), [Jaina literature]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Ghritavara, Dvipa.
Full-text: Ghritodasamudra, Ghritavara, Ghritoda.
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