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Dvipa (Sanskrit: द्वीप, lit. 'island', IAST:
Dvīpa) is a term in
Hindu cosmography. The
Puranas describe a
dvipa to be one of the
seven islands or continents...
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Subcontinent in
ancient Indian sources. The term is
based on the
concept of
dvīpa,
meaning "island" or "continent" in
ancient Indian cosmogony. The term Jambudvipa...
- have been
derived from the
words Sinhala-
dvipa (Sinhala Isle,
dvipa or dipa
means Island), or Suvarna-
dvipa meaning "golden-isle".
Another proposal suggested...
- Plakṣadvīpa (Sanskrit: प्लक्षद्वीप) is one of the
seven dvipas ("island" or "continent")
envisioned in
Hindu cosmology. The word Plakṣadvīpa literally...
- who
rules over all four of the
continents (i.e., a
universal monarch);
dvipa chakravarti, a
ruler who
governs only one of
those continents; and pradesha...
- name
Maldives may also
derive from
Sanskrit माला mālā (garland) and द्वीप
dvīpa (island), or මාල දිවයින
Maala Divaina ("Necklace Islands") in Sinhala. The...
- Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Sinhala may
refer to:
Sinhala or
Sinhala dvipa,
another name of Sri
Lanka Sinhalese people, an ethno-linguistic
group native...
- "Manidvipam(Island), Mani-
dvipa, Maṇidvīpa: 8 definitions". Wisdomlib.org.
Retrieved 2022-09-24. "Essence of Devi
Bhagavatha Purana Mani
Dvipa the Abode". Mr̥tuñjaya...
- for the "islands in between",
making it a
synonym to
Nusantara as both
dvipa and nusa mean "island".
Kertanegara envisioned the
union of
Southeast Asian...
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times Malé was also
called Mahal,
considered to be the
origin of
Mahal Dvipa or Maléldvip.
Throughout known history, Malé or
Mahal was
always the most...
