Dhatugarbha, Dhātugarbha, Dhatu-garbha: 7 definitions
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Dhatugarbha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryDhātu-garbha.—‘containing the corporeal relies of the Buddha’ (Journ. Mad. Univ., Vol. XXXII, p. 136). Note: dhātu-garbha is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDhātugarbha (धातुगर्भ).—a receptacle for ashes, Dagoba; Buddh. °कुम्भः (kumbhaḥ) a relic urn.
Derivable forms: dhātugarbhaḥ (धातुगर्भः).
Dhātugarbha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dhātu and garbha (गर्भ). See also (synonyms): dhātustapa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryDhātugarbha (धातुगर्भ).—(compare dhātu, 7; = Pali °gabbha, Chil-ders; not in [Pali Text Society’s Pali-English Dictionary]), ‘containing relics’ i.e. relic-shrine, dagoba: mad-dhātugarbha-parimaṇḍita-jambukhaṇḍam Divyāvadāna 369.1.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDhātugarbha (धातुगर्भ):—[=dhātu-garbha] [from dhātu > dhā] m. (with, [Buddhist literature]) receptacle for ashes or relics, a Dāgaba or Dāgoba (Sinhalese corruption of Pāli Dhātu-gabbha), [Monier-Williams’ Buddhism xxxv]
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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 corpusDhātugarbha (ಧಾತುಗರ್ಭ):—[noun] (Buddh.) a temple in the form of a pyramidal tower of several stories, built over the sacred relics (of the Buddha); a pagoda.
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: Dhatu, Garbha.
Starts with: Dhatugarbhakumbha.
Ends with: Dharmadhatugarbha.
Full-text: Dhatugarbhakumbha, Dhatugopa, Dhatustapa, Dhatu.
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