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Flower-bed means something in 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: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri’s Kuvalayamala-katha (history)Flower-beds were arranged, as part of the tasks performed to beautify the Sleeping chamber (of young ladies) in Ancient India, as depicted in the Kathās (narrative poems) such as Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayamālā (a Prakrit Campū, similar to Kāvya poetry).—The Kuvalayamala (779 A.D.) is full of cultural material which gains in value because of the firm date of its composition. [...] Page 83.3-9: Here is the description of the house or the sleeping chambers of young ladies which were beautified for the reception of their husbands. The select items in this list are as follows: [e.g., arranging of flower-beds;] [...]
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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Full-text: Ravisha, Ravish, Sleeping chamber.
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The Child and the Man < [April – June, 1984]
Cultivating Plus Quality < [April – June, 1987]
Summers in the Kashmir Valley < [April – June, 2001]
The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Part 13 - The Appearance of Many Miracles on Attainment of Buddhahood < [Chapter 7 - The Attainment of Buddhahood]
Tiruvaymoli (Thiruvaimozhi): English translation (by S. Satyamurthi Ayyangar)
Pasuram 9.9.4 < [Section 9 - Ninth Tiruvaymoli (Mallikai Kamal)]
Ramayana of Valmiki (by Hari Prasad Shastri)
Chapter 14 - The Ashoka Grove < [Book 5 - Sundara-kanda]
Cosmetics, Costumes and Ornaments in Ancient India (by Remadevi. O.)
1.3. Materials: Flowers < [Chapter 3 - Ornaments]
Vastu-shastra (1): Canons of Architecture (by D. N. Shukla)
(ii) Subject-matter of Architecture (Vāstu) < [Chapter 2 - Scope and Subject-matter]