Chalcedony: 1 definition
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Chalcedony means something in the history of ancient India. 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: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri’s Kuvalayamala-katha (history)Chalcedonies commonly decorated the rooms attached to the Vimānas (temple complex) of ancient India, as vividly depicted in the Kathās (narrative poems) such as Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayamālā (a Prakrit Campū, similar to Kāvya poetry).—Page 92.24-31: [...] Such was the external appearance of Vimāna but in its middle portion or inside there were living apartments with rooms or retiring chambers beautified all-round with pearl-festoons furnished with a bed spread of chalcedony and blue stone, foot-stool of emerald, placed on a floor of precious stones and furnished above with a devāṅga cloth and upper canopy like devadūṣya cloth.
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.
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Full-text: Shivadhatu, Gomedasannibha, Shvetadhatu, Vajrabha, Akkikkal, Kalaccilai, Akika, Benacu, Devadushya, Mauktika, Retiring chamber, Foot-stool, Pearl-festoon, Devanga, Blue stone, Mauktikajala, Emerald, Sayana, Vimana.
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Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 3: Metals, Gems and other substances (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Part 6 - Uparatna (6): Upala (chalcedony, opal, and agate) < [Chapter XXVII - Uparatna (minor gems)]
Settlement in Early Historic Ganga Plain (by Chirantani Das)
Part 5 - Minerals located near the Vārāṇasī region < [Chapter V - Rise of Vārāṇasī as a Nodal Centre]
Part 3 - Lithic industry of the Vārāṇasī region < [Chapter VI - Vārāṇasī: Emergence of the Urban Centre and Seat of Administration]
Part 2 - Neolithic-Chalcolithic material Culture of the Vindhya-middle Gaṅgā Plains < [Chapter VI - Vārāṇasī: Emergence of the Urban Centre and Seat of Administration]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
The civilization of Babylonia and Assyria (by Morris Jastrow)
Part XVI < [Chapter VII - The Art Of Babylonia And Assyria]
The Fo-Sho-Hing-Tsan-King (A Life of Buddha) (by Samuel Beal)
Varga 12. Visit To Arāḍa Udrarāma < [Kiouen III]
Aspects of Religious Belief and Practice in Babylonia and Assyria (by Morris Jastrow)