Shubhavati, Subhavati, Śubhavatī, Subhavatī: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Śubhavatī can be transliterated into English as Subhavati or Shubhavati, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexŚubhavatī (शुभवती).—The sabhā of Varuṇa in the fifth slope of Meru; the lord of waters.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 34. 89.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names1. Subhavati. A city in the time of Piyadassi Buddha. Near by was Sudassanapabbata, where lived the deva king Sudassana. BuA.173.
2. Subhavati. A city in the time of Anomadassi Buddha. Near by was the Sudassanuyyana, where the Buddha preached his first sermon. BuA.143.
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).
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text: Sudassana, Anomadassi.
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