Kapidvipa, Kapidvīpa, Kapi-dvipa: 1 definition
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Source: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraKapidvīpa (कपिद्वीप) is the name of an ancient kingdom given to Sugrīva, according to the Jain Ramayana and chapter 7.8 [The abandonment of Sītā] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.—Accordingly, “When Bharata became a mendicant, the kings of earth and air begged Rāma urgently to be consecrated (as king). ‘Consecrate Lakṣmaṇa as Vāsudeva’, Rāma instructed them and they did so quickly. They consecrated Rāma as Baladeva and the two ruled the kingdom, the eighth Bala and Śārṅgin. Padma gave Bibhīṣaṇa his ancestral Rakṣodvīpa, Sugrīva Kapidvīpa, and Hanumat Śrīpura. [...]”.
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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 7: Śatrughna’s capture of Mathurā < [Chapter VIII - The abandonment of Sītā]