In Hinduism

Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

Nālikeradvīpa (नालिकेरद्वीप) or simply Nālikera refers to a country belonging to “Āgneyī (south-eastern division)” classified under the constellations of Āśleṣā, Maghā and Pūrvaphālguni, according to the system of Kūrmavibhāga, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 14), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “The countries of the Earth beginning from the centre of Bhāratavarṣa and going round the east, south-east, south, etc., are divided into 9 divisions corresponding to the 27 lunar asterisms at the rate of 3 for each division and beginning from Kṛttikā. The constellations of Āśleṣā, Maghā and Pūrvaphālguni represent the south-eastern division consisting of [i.e., Nālikeradvīpa] [...]”.

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Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.

In Jainism

Jain philosophy

Source: archive.org: Anekanta Jaya Pataka of Haribhadra Suri

Nālikeradvīpa (नालिकेरद्वीप) refers to the “cocoanut island”, as occurring in the Anekāntajayapatākā-prakaraṇa, a Śvetāmbara Jain philosophical work written by Haribhadra Sūri.—[Cf. Vol. I, P. 116, l. 29]—The phrase ‘nālikera-dvīpa’ occurs on p 132, l. 15, p 342, l. 4 and in vol II on p 184, ll. 12, 16, 20, 26 & 30, p 185, ll. 27-28, and p 186, ll. 15, 17 & 23. It literally means ‘Cocoanut Island’. In this connection Cf. Laukikanyāyāñjali (pt III, pp 70-71)—“The following passage from Professor Beal’s translation of Hiuen Thsang’s work (Vol II, page 252) is supposed to refer to this island—‘The people of this island are small of stature, about three feet high, their bodies are those of men, but they have the beaks of birds, they grow no gram, but live only on cocoanuts ’ The editor and translator of Itsing’s Record thinks that the island in question is one described by that pilgrim as lying to the north of Sumatra and therefore probably one of the Nicobar group See page XXXVIII of that work”.

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Partial matches: Nalikera, Dvipa.

Full-text: Nalikera.

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