Rakshasidvipa, Rākṣasīdvīpa, Rakshasi-dvipa: 1 definition

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Rakshasidvipa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Rākṣasīdvīpa can be transliterated into English as Raksasidvipa or Rakshasidvipa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[«previous next»] — Rakshasidvipa in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Rākṣasīdvīpa (राक्षसीद्वीप).—m., island of ogresses, referring to the story associated in Divyāvadāna and Kāraṇḍavvūha with Siṃhala(-rāja); there it seems to be identified with Ceylon (compare Tāmra- dvīpa): Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 439.5, 6; Mahāvastu iii.68.9 ff.; 287.2.

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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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