Dvipakumara, Dvīpakumāra, Dvipa-kumara: 5 definitions
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Dvipakumara 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 WörterbuchDvīpakumāra (द्वीपकुमार):—(dvīpa + ku) m. pl. bei den Jaina Bez. einer Klasse von Göttern, welche zu den Bhavanapati gezählt werden, [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 90.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungDvīpakumāra (द्वीपकुमार):—m. Pl. eine 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: Kumara, Dvipa.
Full-text: Purna, Bhavanavasin, Vasishtha, Bhavanapati, Avashishta, Nabhi, Cakshuhkanta, Marudeva, Marudevi, Prasenajit, Jambu.
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Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
Verse 4.28 - The lifetimes of the deva < [Chapter 4 - The Celestial Beings]
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 2: Divisions of time and description of the Golden Age < [Chapter II]
Part 4: Birth ceremonies of Ṛṣabha < [Chapter II]
Bhagavati-sutra (Viyaha-pannatti) (by K. C. Lalwani)
Part 1 - On cells in the hells < [Chapter 5]
Part 11 - On the nāgakumāras < [Chapter 1]
Chapter 8: Indras < [Book 3]