Shivikadvara, Śivikadvāra, Shivika-dvara: 1 definition
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Shivikadvara 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 Śivikadvāra can be transliterated into English as Sivikadvara or Shivikadvara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryŚivikadvāra (शिविकद्वार).—nt., according to Tibetan (lho sgo) on 139.15, south gate (of a city): Mūla-Sarvāstivāda-Vinaya iii.139.15 ff. (in 16, °raṃ rātryāṃ dvau yāmau vivṛtaṃ tiṣṭhati, pūrvakam paścima- [Page529-a+ 71] kaṃ ceti, implying a double gate, both parts open); in iii.137.12 tad eva te °raṃ bhavanam, that very same śi° is your home. I cannot explain śivika; but for Tibetan, I should suspect relation to Pali sivikā-gabbha, Vin. ii.152.18, according to commentary = caturassa-g°, rectangular; but this is equally obscure. Could śivika, as if auspicious, be a euphemism for the unlucky south ?
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