Dvipaka, Dvīpaka: 2 definitions
Introduction:
Dvipaka means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: MDPI Books: The Ocean of HeroesDvīpaka (द्वीपक) refers to a “continent”, according to the 10th-century Ḍākārṇava-tantra: one of the last Tibetan Tantric scriptures belonging to the Buddhist Saṃvara tradition consisting of 51 chapters.—Accordingly, [while describing the Merit Circle (guṇacakra)]: “On this [Merit Circle], he should recognize the kṣetra (“field,” a class of holy sites). [The circle] comprises all classes of birth in the Desire Realm. They said [that the circle represents] the second continent (dvīpaka). [It is] itself of the nature of [united] wisdom and means. [The circle is] also the Luminous Level. [It is] itself to be venerated as a teacher. [...]”.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryDvīpaka (द्वीपक).—(m.; dvīpa plus -ka svārthe), continent: …catvāro dvīpā abhūvan; ekaikasmiṃś ca dvīpake… Gaṇḍavyūha 325.4. Prose; no possible difference of meaning from dvīpa appears.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Dvipakalpa, Dvipakarpura, Dvipakarpuraja, Dvipakarpuraka.
Ends with: Caturdvipaka, Caturmahadvipaka, Chaturdvipaka, Chaturmahadvipaka, Jambudvipaka, Tamradvipaka.
Full-text: Tamradvipaka, Tivakaccanti, Tivakam, Sumeru.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Act 9.8: Before departing, Samantaraśmi bows to the Buddhas of the East < [Chapter XV - The Arrival of the Bodhisattvas of the Ten Directions]
Act 10.7: The universes and Buddhas of the ten directions < [Chapter XV - The Arrival of the Bodhisattvas of the Ten Directions]
The Tiṃsamattā-sutta (or, Lohita-sūtra) < [Part 2 - Distinguishing the movements of mind of all beings]