The Sanskrit term Puṣkaravaradvīpa can be transliterated into English as Puskaravaradvipa or Pushkaravaradvipa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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General definition (in Jainism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Jainism

Puṣkaravaradvīpa (पुष्करवरद्वीप) is another name for Puṣkaradvīpa, a region partly inhabited by humans, according to Jain cosmological texts, such as the Tiloyapannatti. Puṣkaravaradvīpa is situated next to the Kāloda ocean, which is situated next to Dhātakikhaṇḍa, which is next to the Lavaṇoda ocean which is next to Jambūdvīpa. Jambūdvīpa sits at the centre of madhyaloka (‘middle world’) is the most important of all continents and it is here where human beings reside.

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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.

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Partial matches: Dvipa.

Full-text: Pushkaradvipa, Kshema, Pundarikini, Shrinandanapura, Anantamati, Madhyaloka, Srastagha, Nalinagulma, Padmottara, Mahapadma.

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