Vidyadevi, Vidyādevī, Vidya-devi: 6 definitions
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Vidyadevi 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 WörterbuchVidyādevī (विद्यादेवी):—f. bei den Jaina Bez. einer Klasse göttlicher Wesen, deren sechszehn angenommen werden, [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 238. fgg.]
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: Vidya, Devi, Tevi.
Full-text (+47): Prajnapti, Vajrashrinkhala, Acchupta, Kulishankusha, Vairotya, Cakreshvari, Sarvastra, Mahamanasika, Mahajvala, Vairathya, Sarvvastra, Naradatta, Mahakali, Manasi, Gandhari, Manavi, Kali, Mahakala, Mahamanasi, Vajrankusha.
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Jain Remains of Ancient Bengal (by Shubha Majumder)
Image worship in Jainism < [Chapter 6 - Iconographic Study of Jaina Sculptural Remains]
Meaning of Tīrthaṅkara < [Chapter 1 - Introduction and Scope of the Present Study]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 5: Story of Śāntimatī < [Chapter III - Eighth incarnation as Vajrāyudha]
Part 5: Description of Vaitāḍhya < [Chapter III]
Jainism in Odisha (Orissa) (by Ashis Ranjan Sahoo)
Iconography of Jain Gods and Goddess < [Chapter 6]
Vastu-shastra (5): Temple Architecture (by D. N. Shukla)
Temples of Gujrat (Gujarat) and the West < [Chapter 12 - History of Hindu Temples (Prāsādas and Vimānas)]
Saraswati < [Aug - Sept 1939]