Antaradvipa, Antaradvīpa, Antara-dvipa: 3 definitions
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In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraAntaradvīpa (अन्तरद्वीप) refers to the 56 regions near Mount Kṣudrahimavat and Mount Śikharin, situated in the “middle world” (madhyaloka), according to chapter 2.2 [ajitanātha-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra (“lives of the 63 illustrious persons”): a Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three important persons in Jainism.
Accordingly:—“The Mlecchas are free from (knowledge of) virtue and vice, and also those born in the Antaradvīpas. The 56 Antaradvīpas are as follows: Half of them are to the east and west of Kṣudrahimavat in the four intermediate directions, beginning with northeast. [...] In this same way there are 28 at Mount Śikharin. Added together, there are 56 in all”.
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.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryAntaradvīpa (अन्तरद्वीप).—(m.; = Pali °dīpa; Sanskrit *antar-dvīpa). island in the midst (of a body of water): Mahāvastu i.221.6 = ii.23. 11 (prose).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAntaradvīpa (अन्तरद्वीप):—[=antara-dvīpa] [from antara] m. Name of the seven Dvīpas south of Bhārata-varṣa, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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: Dvipa, Antara.
Full-text (+122): Gudhadanta, Shuddhadantaka, Ekoru, Adarshamukha, Shashkulikarna, Shuddhadanta, Ghanadantaka, Ghanadanta, Shreshthadantaka, Shreshthadanta, Vyaghramukha, Abhashika, Ashvamukha, Simhakarna, Simhamukha, Hastikarna, Hastimukha, Karnapravarana, Langulika, Vaishanika.
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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 31: The Antaradvīpas < [Chapter III - The initiation and omniscience of Ajita]
Appendix 1.1: Cosmography < [Appendices]
Part 29: The people in the Manuṣyaloka < [Chapter III - The initiation and omniscience of Ajita]
Sri Krishna-Chaitanya (by Nisikanta Sanyal)
Chapter 1 - Country and Society < [Volume II]