Tosali, Tosalī: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Tosali means something in Jainism, Prakrit, the history of ancient India. 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 Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: HereNow4u: Lord Śrī MahāvīraTosali (तोसलि) or Tosaligrāma is the name of a village visited by Mahāvīra during his eleventh year of spiritual-exertion.—From Bālukā he arrived at places such as Suyoga, Succhetā, Malabha, Hastiśīrṣa, etc. Saṅgama created calamities at every place. At ‘Tosaligrāma’ and ‘Mosaligrāma’ in the disguise of an ascetic, he would steal and when caught, would accuse the Lord, calling him his teacher. The magician Mahābhūtila in Tosali village and a regional official in Mosali village introduced the Lord and saved him.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
India history and geography
Source: archive.org: Geography in Ancient Indian inscriptionsTosalī (तोसली).—First two separate rock-edicts found at Dhauli are addressed to the Mahāmātras at Tosalī. The place Tosalī is also mentionedin the Nagarjunakond inscription of Virapurisadata. It presumably occupied the same site today as that of Dhauli in the Puri district, Orissa: the transformation of Tosalī into Dhauli being not a phonetic impossibility. The rulers of the Vigraha dynasty had their capital at the ancient city of Tosalī. The place has been identified with Toslei of Ptolemy. It is erroneously stated there to have been situated beyond the Gaṅgā river.
Source: archive.org: Personal and geographical names in the Gupta inscriptionsTosalī (तोसली).—N.L. Dey identifies Dakṣiṇa Kosala with Tosalī of Aśoka's inscription (Tosala) at Dhauli, which is situated near Bhuvaneśwar in the Puri district, Orissa. Als see Kosala: a place-name without suffix and is mentioned in the Gupta inscription No. 1. The Gupta empire (r. 3rd-century CE), founded by Śrī Gupta, covered much of ancient India and embraced the Dharmic religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryTosali (तोसलि) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Tosalina.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Tosaligrama, Tosalika, Tosalina, Tosaliputra.
Full-text: Tosaliputra, Tosalina, Tosaligrama, Mosali, Suyoga, Hastishirsha, Succheta, Malabha, Mosaligrama, Toshala, Kalingarattha, Kalinga, Kalinganagara.
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Stupas in Orissa (Study) (by Meenakshi Chauley)
From the Middle of the fourth Century < [Chapter 2]
History of Buddhism from sixth Century CE to the tenth Century CE < [Chapter 2]
During the time of Asoka (third century BCE) < [Chapter 2]
Jainism in Odisha (Orissa) (by Ashis Ranjan Sahoo)
Inscriptions outside of Udayagiri and Khandagiri Hills < [Chapter 7]
Natyashastra (English) (by Bharata-muni)
Nagarjunikonda < [April 1955]
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 16 - The Description of Bharata < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]
The Great Buddhist Emperors of Asia (by Shibani Dutta)