Kharoshthi, Kharoṣṭhī: 5 definitions
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In Buddhism
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: BDK America: A Forest of Pearls from the Dharma GardenKharoṣṭhī (खरोष्ठी) refers to the “Donkey-lipped Sage” and is the son of Mahāsammata’s wife, according to the third chapter of the 7th century Fayuan zhulin (“A Forest of Pearls from the Dharma Garden”): a large anthology of excerpts from Buddhist canonical sources and historical records attributed to Daoshi.—Accordingly, “[...] wherever Donkey-lipped Sage [viz., ] went, in the Himalayas and elsewhere, various beautiful flowers, good fruit, medicines, fragrances, clear streams, and different kinds of birds appeared by transformation. Wherever he stayed the place was filled with a rich harvest. Benefiting from the medicines and fruit, his crude appearance gradually changed and he became handsome. Only his lips were still like those of a donkey. For this reason he was called Donkey-lipped Sage”.
Donkey-lipped Sage (Kharoṣṭhī) studied the holy teaching. For sixty-thousand years he stood on one leg, not putting his other foot down, day and night, never becoming fatigued. The gods saw the great sage undergoing this austerity. Then the gods of Brahmā Heaven and Śakra Heaven, as well as those in the higher realms of the realm of desire, gathered and came to pay respect. Dragons, Asuras, and Yakṣas all gathered together like a cloud. All the sages and practitioners of the holy path came to the place of Donkey-lipped Sage.
India history and geography
Source: academia.edu: The Chronology of Ancient Gandhara and BactriaBrahmi and Kharoshthi Scripts (3000-2800 BCE).—These two scripts were popularly used in the regions of Gandhara, Bactria, Modern Pakistan and Kashmir at least from the post-Mahabharata period. The Ashokan inscriptions (1765-1737 BCE) found at Shahbazgarhi and Manshera clearly indicate that Kharoshthi Script was traditionally popular in the west of Indus River whereas Brahmi Script was popular in the east of Indus River.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryKharoṣṭhī.—an early Indian alphabet which was an Indian modification of the Aramaic alphabet; called Kharoṣṭrī by some. Note: kharoṣṭhī is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryKharoṣṭhī (खरोष्ठी) [Also spelled kharoshti]:—(nf) an ancient script which was prevalent in north-west frontier of India roughly between 4th century B.C. and 3rd century A.D.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKharōṣṭhi (ಖರೋಷ್ಠಿ):—[noun] One of the two oldest alphabets in the Indian subcontinent, derived from Aramaic and used for about seven centuries from 300 BC in North West India and central Asia; Kharoshti.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Full-text: Gushana, Brahmi, Kharoshti, Zoilos, Jantaka, Kantha, Ga, Kanishka, Fourth Buddhist Council, Dhammapada, Edicts Of Ashoka, Ka.
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