Ravideva: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Ravideva means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesA Singhalese chief. He fought with the Colas against Vijayabahu I., but, later, appears to have joined Vijayabahu. Cv.lviii.16, 65; Cv.Trs.i.203, n.3.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumRavideva (रविदेव) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—son of Nārāyaṇa, from Malaya: Kāvyarākṣasa. One of the claimants for the Nalodaya. Jaṭāvabodhinī Nalodayaṭīkā.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryRavideva (रविदेव):—[=ravi-deva] [from ravi] m. Name of a poet, [Catalogue(s)]
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Deva, Ravi, Teva.
Full-text: Rakshasakavya, Jatavabodhini, Ramarshi, Kavyarakshasa, Nalodaya.
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Later Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
Introduction < [Chapter XVIII - Chola-Hoysala Phase]
Matangalila and Hastyayurveda (study) (by Chandrima Das)