Jushkapura, Juṣkapura, Jushka-pura: 5 definitions

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Jushkapura means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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.

The Sanskrit term Juṣkapura can be transliterated into English as Juskapura or Jushkapura, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

General definition (in Buddhism)

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Source: academia.edu: The Chronological History of Buddhism

Jushkapura refers to a city build in Kashmir by Jushka, one of the three Turushka Kings reigning in Kashmir around 1765-1645 BCE, according to Kalhana.

India history and geography

Source: archive.org: Personal and geographical names in the Gupta inscriptions

Juṣkapura (जुष्कपुर) is a place name ending in pura mentioned in the Gupta inscriptions. Juṣkapura is also known as Zukur in the way that pura is changed to ur.

Source: Shodhganga: New look on the kushan bengali

Jushkapur refers to one of the three Kushan towns mentioned by the Rajatarangini that have been identified by Cunningham. Jushkapur is located four miles to the north of Srinagar and Kanishkapur is 10 miles towards south of Srinagar. Some structures of the Buddhist monuments belonging to the Kushan period, pottery with the types assigned to the Kushan period were unearthed.

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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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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Jushkapura in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Juṣkapura (जुष्कपुर):—[=juṣka-pura] [from juṣka] n. Name of a town founded by Juṣka, [ib.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Jushkapura in German

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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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