Manushyaloka, Manuṣyaloka, Manushya-loka: 14 definitions
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Manushyaloka means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Marathi. 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.
The Sanskrit term Manuṣyaloka can be transliterated into English as Manusyaloka or Manushyaloka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons)
Source: Google Books: Kalātattvakośa, volume 2Manuṣyaloka (मनुष्यलोक):—The only world where human beings are born. It is represented as the Jambūdvīpa, with the salt ocean and other continents and oceans, with long chains of mountains, great rivers flowing from the peaks and Mount Meru in the centre.
Kosha (कोश, kośa) refers to Sanskrit lexicons intended to provide additional information regarding technical terms used in religion, philosophy and the various sciences (shastra). The oldest extant thesaurus (kosha) dates to the 4th century AD.
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Source: Pure Bhakti: Bhagavad-gita (4th edition)Manuṣyaloka (मनुष्यलोक) refers to “middle planetary systems, specifically this earth planet”. (cf. Glossary page from Śrīmad-Bhagavad-Gītā).
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
In Buddhism
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: WikiPedia: BuddhismManuṣyaloka — This is the world of humans and human-like beings who live on the surface of the earth. The mountain-rings that engird Sumeru are surrounded by a vast ocean, which fills most of the world. The ocean is in turn surrounded by a circular mountain wall called Cakravāḍa (Pāli: Cakkavāḷa) which marks the horizontal limit of the world. In this ocean there are four continents which are, relatively speaking, small islands in it. Because of the immenseness of the ocean, they cannot be reached from each other by ordinary sailing vessels, although in the past, when the cakravartin kings ruled, communication between the continents was possible by means of the treasure called the cakraratna (Pāli cakkaratana), which a cakravartin and his retinue could use to fly through the air between the continents.
The four continents are:
- Jambudvīpa or Jambudīpa (located in the south)
- Pūrvavideha or Pubbavideha (located in the east).
- Aparagodānīya or Aparagoyāna (located in the west)
- Uttarakuru (located in the north)
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: Shodhganga: A cultural study on the jain western Indian illustrated manuscriptsManuṣyaloka (मनुष्यलोक).—The world of men (manuṣya-loka) consists of two and a half continents’ (ādhai-dvīpa) which it occupies.
Source: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 3: The Lower and middle worldsManuṣyaloka (मनुष्यलोक) refers to the region where human beings can exist.—The human beings are found in Two-and-half continents (dhāi-dvīpa) only. This whole region is called Manuṣyaloka (the region where human beings can exist). Which are the Two-and-half continents and the two oceans? Jambūdvīpa, Dhātakī and Puṣkarārdha constitute Two-and-half continents. Kālodadhi and Lavaṇa are the two oceans.
Manuṣyaloka (मनुष्यलोक) refers to the “world of mortals”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “The doctrine is able to produce the happiness which is the best part of the city of the chief of the snakes. The doctrine is the great joy conveyed to the world of mortals [com.—datta-manuṣyaloka-vistīrṇa-prema—‘the great joy granted to the human world’] for those possessing a desire for that. The doctrine is the place of the arising of the taste for the constant happiness in the city of heaven. Does not the doctrine make a man fit for pleasure with a woman [in the form] of liberation?”.
Synonyms: Martyaloka.
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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarymanuṣyalōka (मनुष्यलोक).—m (S) The world of man, the earth.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishmanuṣyalōka (मनुष्यलोक).—m The world of man, the earth.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryManuṣyaloka (मनुष्यलोक).—the world of mortals, the earth.
Derivable forms: manuṣyalokaḥ (मनुष्यलोकः).
Manuṣyaloka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms manuṣya and loka (लोक).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryManuṣyaloka (मनुष्यलोक).—[masculine] the world of men.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryManuṣyaloka (मनुष्यलोक):—[=manuṣya-loka] [from manuṣya > man] m. the world of men, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa etc.]
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusManuṣyalōka (ಮನುಷ್ಯಲೋಕ):—[noun] the earth, as the abode of human beings.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Manushya, Loka.
Full-text: Samlaksh, Jayya, Ashcarya, Manushottara, Manushyaka, Martyaloka, Vistirnaprema, Datta, Manushya, Prema, Vistirna, Jyotishi, Earthly Realms.
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