-
called dvīpas.
Outer space is like an
ocean of air. Just as
there are
islands in the
watery ocean,
these planets in the
ocean of
space are
called dvīpas, or...
- of Jambudvipa. The
common names of the
dvīpas,
having their varṣas (9 for Jambu-
dvīpa, 7 for the
other dvīpas) with a
mountain and a
river in each varṣa...
- Plakṣadvīpa (Sanskrit: प्लक्षद्वीप) is one of the
seven dvipas ("island" or "continent")
envisioned in
Hindu cosmology. The word Plakṣadvīpa literally...
- have been
derived from the
words Sinhala-
dvipa (Sinhala Isle,
dvipa or dipa
means Island), or Suvarna-
dvipa meaning "golden-isle".
Another proposal suggested...
- Ananta. Cosmologically, the
dvipas (islands) and
sagaras (seas)
depict the
entire cosmos,
though in cosmography, all the
dvipas and
sagaras are
shown to...
- name
Maldives may also
derive from
Sanskrit माला mālā (garland) and द्वीप
dvīpa (island), or මාල දිවයින
Maala Divaina ("Necklace Islands") in Sinhala. The...
- flew to the top of
Sumeru and
circled it
along with the four
dvipas and
their upa-
dvipas. When he
returned he gave the
sword to Narada, who let him have...
- Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Sinhala may
refer to:
Sinhala or
Sinhala dvipa,
another name of Sri
Lanka Sinhalese people, an ethno-linguistic
group native...
-
portal Environment portal World portal Boundaries between the
continents Dvipa Forgotten continent List of
continent name
etymologies List of continents...
- Sita. It was
hence referred to in
India by the
Sanskrit name "yāvaka
dvīpa" (
dvīpa = island). Java is
mentioned in the
ancient Tamil text
Manimekalai by...
