Harikanta, aka: Harikānta, Harit-kanta, Harikāntā, Hari-kanta; 5 Definition(s)
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In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Harikāntā (हरिकान्ता) is the name of a river mentioned as flowing through Hari together with the Harit river. Hari is one of the seven regions (kṣetra) of Jambūdvīpa according to Jaina cosmology. Jambūdvīpa sits at the centre of madhyaloka (‘middle world’) is the most important of all continents and it is here where human beings reside.
Source: Wisdom Library: JainismHarikāntā (हरिकान्ता ) is the name of a river that, coupled with the Harit river, separates the Harivarṣa region. Harivarṣa refers to one of the regions of Jambūdvīpa: the first continent of the Madhya-loka (middle-word), according to the 2nd-century Tattvārthasūtra 3.10. The Harikāntā river flows westwards. The Harit and Harikāntā rivers have 56000 tributaries.
Jambūdvīpa (where flows the Harikāntā river) is in the centre of all continents and oceans; all continents and oceans are concentric circles with Jambūdvīpa in the centre. Like the navel is in the centre of the body, Jambūdvīpa is in the centre of all continents and oceans. Sumeru Mount is in the centre of Jambūdvīpa. It is also called Mount Sudarśana.
Source: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 3: The Lower and middle worldsHarikānta (हरिकान्त) refers to one of the two Indras (lords) of the Vidyutakumāra (lightning youths) class of “residential celestial beings” (bhavanavāsin), itself a main division of devas (celestial beings) according to the 2nd-century Tattvārthasūtra 4.3. The Vidyutakumāras are luminous like an electric. Hariṣeṇa and Harikānta are the two lords in the Fiendish-youths residential celestial beings.
Source: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 4: The celestial beings (deva)
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit-English dictionary
Harikānta (हरिकान्त).—a.
1) dear to Indra.
2) beautiful as a lion.
Harikānta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms hari and kānta (कान्त).
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryHarikānta (हरिकान्त).—Adj. 1. Dear to Indra. 2. Beautiful as a lion.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family. 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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Partial matches: Hari, Harit, Kanta.
Full-text: Harit, Hari, Harishena, Vidyutkumara, Harivarsha, Jambudvipa.
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