Dikkumara, Dikkumāra, Dish-kumara: 5 definitions
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Dikkumara means something in Jainism, Prakrit, 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.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchDikkumāra (दिक्कुमार):—(2. diś + ku) m. pl. die Jünglinge der Himmelsgegenden, eine best. Klasse von Göttern bei den Jaina, welche zu den Bhavanādhīśa gezählt werden, [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 90.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungDikkumāra (दिक्कुमार):—m. Pl. eine best. Klasse von Göttern bei den Jaina.
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.
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Partial matches: Dish, Dik, Kumara.
Starts with: Tikkumarattam.
Full-text: Bhavanavasin, Bhavanapati, Amitavahana, Amitagati, Amita, Bhavanadhipa, Shirisha.
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Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
Verse 4.10 - The subclasses of the residential beings (bhavanavāsī-deva) < [Chapter 4 - The Celestial Beings]
Verse 4.6 - The two lords (indra) < [Chapter 4 - The Celestial Beings]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 18: The Bhavanapatis < [Chapter III - The initiation and omniscience of Ajita]
Part 8: Birth-ceremonies presided over by Śakra < [Chapter II - Birth of Ajita and Sagara]
Part 4: Birth ceremonies of Ṛṣabha < [Chapter II]
Bhagavati-sutra (Viyaha-pannatti) (by K. C. Lalwani)
Part 11 - On the nāgakumāras < [Chapter 1]
Part 1 - On cells in the hells < [Chapter 5]
Chapter 8: Indras < [Book 3]