Dipavati, Dīpavatī: 3 definitions
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Dipavati means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryDīpavatī (दीपवती).—(also Dīpā°, q.v.), name of the capital city of (Arcimant and) Dīpaṃkara: Mahāvastu i.194.1, 3; 231.7, 9; iii.239.11 ff.; Aṣṭasāhasrikā-prajñāpāramitā 48.10.
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Dīpāvatī (दीपावती).—q.v.: Divyāvadāna 246.9.
Dīpāvatī can also be spelled as Dīpavatī (दीपवती).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDīpavatī (दीपवती):—[=dīpa-vatī] [from dīpa-vat > dīpa > dīp] f. Name of a river, [Kālikā-purāṇa]
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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.
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Full-text: Dipavant, Valguya, Agataka, Dipa, Hemajala, Pariharati, Parihareti.
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The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter XXII - Enlightenment of Dīpaṃkara < [Volume I]
Chapter XX - The history of Dīpaṃkara (Dīpaṅkara) < [Volume I]
Chapter XXIII - Megha and Meghadatta < [Volume I]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
I. Becoming buddha and preaching the dharma the same day < [Part 13 - Carrying out abhisaṃbodhi, preaching and conversions all in the same day]
The gods of northern Buddhism (by Alice Getty)