Tamradvipa, Tāmradvīpa, Tamra-dvipa: 7 definitions
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Tamradvipa 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 Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaTāmradvīpa (ताम्रद्वीप).—An ancient place of habitation of Dakṣiṇa Bhārata. This place was conquered by Sahadeva in his victory march. (Śloka 68, Chapter 31, Sabhā Parva).
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
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhist Teachers, Deities and other Spiritual beingsTāmradvīpa (ताम्रद्वीप) is the name of a sacred region associated with name for Kālika—one of the Sixteen Arhats (known in Tibetan as gnas brtan bcu drug) who were chosen by Buddha Shakyamuni to remain in the world and protect the Dharma until the arrival of the future Buddha Maitreya. They vowed to maintain the Dharma for as long as beings could benefit from it. These legendary Arhats [e.g., Kālika in Tāmradvīpa] were revered in countries such as China, Japan, India and Tibet—a tradition which continues up until this day, for example in Zen Buddhism and Tibetan art.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryTāmradvīpa (ताम्रद्वीप).—the island of Ceylon; Divyāvadāna.36.
Derivable forms: tāmradvīpaḥ (ताम्रद्वीपः).
Tāmradvīpa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tāmra and dvīpa (द्वीप).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryTāmradvīpa (ताम्रद्वीप).—(was probably known in Sanskrit tho not so recorded [Boehtlingk and Roth] or [Boehtlingk]; compare dvīpaṃ tāmrāhvayaṃ Mahābhārata Cr. ed. 2.28.46), an earlier name for Ceylon, later replaced by (Sanskrit) Siṃhaladvīpa (compare Divyāvadāna 528.12): Divyāvadāna 525.10, 21, 28; so also in the version of Kāraṇḍavvūha reported by Burnouf, Introd. 223 f.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryTāmradvīpa (ताम्रद्वीप):—[=tāmra-dvīpa] [from tāmra] m. ‘copper-island’, Ceylon, [Divyāvadāna xxxvi.]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Tamra, Dvipa.
Starts with: Tamradvipaka.
Full-text: Tamradvipaka, Rakshasidvipa, Kalika, Mahakalika, Varanga, Sixteen arhats, Tamra.
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