Bhuvanalankara, Bhuvana-alankara, Bhuvanālaṅkāra, Bhuvanālaṃkāra, Bhuvana-alamkara, Bhuvanalamkara: 1 definition
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Source: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraBhuvanālaṅkāra (भुवनालङ्कार) is the name of Rāma’s elephant, according to the Jain Ramayana and chapter 7.2 [Rāvaṇa’s expedition of conquest] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
Accordingly, “[...] Then Daśānana made him [i.e., the elephant] submissive in sport and mounted him whose tusks were large and long, whose eyes were yellow like honey, like a spire with a lofty finial, like a mountain with a cascade of ichor, seven cubits high, nine cubits long. He gave him the name Bhuvanālaṅkāra, imitating the splendor of Śakra mounted on the elephant Airāvaṇa. After tying the elephant to a post, Daśāsya camped in the same place for the night and at dawn presided over the assembly with his retinue. [...]”.
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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 14: Defeat of Indra < [Chapter II - Rāvaṇa’s expedition of Conquest]
Part 3: Reunion of Rāma and Sītā < [Chapter VIII - The abandonment of Sītā]
Part 5: Bharata’s previous births < [Chapter VIII - The abandonment of Sītā]