Madhyaloka, Madhya-loka: 14 definitions
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In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: Wisdom Library: JainismMadhyaloka consists of many continent-islands surrounded by oceans, first eight whose names are :-
- 闯补尘产奴诲惫墨辫补 – Lavanoda (Salt-ocean)
- Ghatki Khand – Kaloda (Black sea)
- 笔耻蝉办补谤惫补谤诲惫墨辫补 – Puskaroda (Lotus Ocean)
- 痴补谤耻苍惫补谤诲惫墨辫补 – Varunoda (Varun Ocean)
- 碍蝉丑颈谤惫补谤诲惫墨辫补 – Kshiroda (Ocean of milk)
- 骋丑谤耻迟惫补谤诲惫墨辫补 – Ghrutoda (Ghee ocean)
- 滨办蝉丑耻惫补谤诲惫墨辫补 – Iksuvaroda (Ocean of Sugarcane Juice)
- 狈补苍诲颈蝉丑飞补谤诲惫墨辫补 – Nandishwaroda
闯补尘产奴诲惫墨辫补 is at the centre of Madhyaloka, or the middle part of the universe, where the humans reside.
Mount Meru is at the centre of the world surrounded by 闯补尘产奴诲惫墨辫补, in form of a circle forming a diameter of 100,000 yojanas.
: Google Books: Jaina IconographyMadhyaloka (啶ぇ啷嵿く啶侧啶�).鈥擳he middle world (madhya-loka), a rather circular body, consists of numerous concentric 诲惫墨辫补蝉 or island continents with intervening oceans separating any two of them. In its center is the Mount Meru, golden and surrounded by the 闯补尘产奴诲惫墨辫补, the latter being encircled by the 濒补惫补峁噊诲补 ocean. Then comes the 诲丑腻迟补办颈-办丑补峁囜笉补-诲惫墨辫补 and the 惫腻谤耻峁嚹玽补谤补-蝉补尘耻诲谤补, the 办峁Ｄ玶补惫补谤补 and the 办峁Ｄ玶辞诲补, the 驳丑峁泃补惫补谤补 and the 驳丑峁泃辞诲补, the 颈办峁惫补谤补 and the 颈办峁惫补谤辞诲补, the 苍补苍诲墨艣惫补谤补 and the 苍补苍诲墨艣惫补谤辞诲补. Human beings are found only in the first two 诲惫墨辫补蝉 and the first half of the third one. At the end of countless continents and oceans is the great ocean known as the Svayambhurama峁嘺.
: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraMadhyaloka (啶ぇ啷嵿く啶侧啶�) refers to the 鈥渕iddle world鈥�, according to chapter 2.2 [补箩颈迟补苍腻迟丑补-肠补谤颈迟谤补] of Hemacandra鈥檚 11th century Tri峁峁ａ弓i艣al膩k膩puru峁caritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
Accordingly:鈥斺�渋n the Middle World (i.e., madhyaloka) there are countless continents and oceans, with auspicious names 闯补尘产奴诲惫墨辫补, Lava峁嘺, etc.; the divisions of each being twice as large as those of the preceding one; each one surrounding the preceding one like a sheath. The last of these is the great ocean named Svayambh奴rama峁嘺. [...] In the interior of 闯补尘产奴诲惫墨辫补 Meru, golden, round like a 蝉迟丑腻濒补, is buried 1,000 yojanas in the ground at its base, is 99,000 yojanas high, and 10,000 yojanas in diameter at the surface of the earth. [...]鈥�.
: Shodhganga: A cultural study on the jain western Indian illustrated manuscriptsMadhyaloka (啶ぇ啷嵿く啶侧啶�).鈥擬adhya-loka or the 鈥渕iddle world鈥� is horizontal and always shown is full face-like a disk or plate or an immense cymbal or denoted by the central parts of the man鈥檚 abdomen where human beings live.
The middle world (madhya-loka) is the only one of the three worlds where it is possible for men to be born, Even there, rebirth and death are restricted to a relatively small area.
: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 3: The Lower and middle worldsMadhyaloka (啶ぇ啷嵿く啶侧啶�).鈥攁ccording to the 2nd-century Tattv膩rthas奴tra 3.7, what constitute the middle-world (madhya-loka)? Continents with auspicious names like 闯补尘产奴诲惫墨辫补 and oceans with auspicious names like Lava峁嘺s膩gara (Ocean Salt) constitute the middle world. Lava峁嘺 means salt. There are innumerable continents and oceans in the middle world.
What are names of most known continents of the middle world? 闯补尘产奴诲惫墨辫补, Dh膩tak墨dv墨pa, Pu峁aradv墨pa (Pu峁aravaradv墨pa), V膩ru峁嚹玽aradv墨pa, K峁Ｄ玶avaradv墨pa, G峁沨atavaradv墨pa, Ik峁varadv墨pa, Nand墨艣varadv墨pa, Aru峁嘺varadv墨pa, Ku峁囜笉alavaradv墨pa, Sa峁卥havaradv墨pa, Rucakavaradv墨pa and so on innumerable continents till the last one known as Svayambh奴rama峁嘺 are names of the famous continents of the middle world.
What are the names of the famous oceans of the middle world? Names of the famous oceans of the middle world are; Lava峁嘺, K膩lodadhi, Pu峁aravara, V膩ru峁嚹玽ara, K峁Ｄ玶avara, Ghrhatvara, Ik峁vara, Nand墨艣vara, Aru峁嘺vara, Kundalavara, Sa峁卥havara, Rucakavara and so on innumerable oceans till the last one known as Svayambh奴rama峁嘺.
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, 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
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Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarymadhyal艒ka (啶ぇ啷嵿く啶侧啶�).鈥攎 S (Central world.) The earth.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishmadhyal艒ka (啶ぇ啷嵿く啶侧啶�).鈥�m The earth.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMadhyaloka (啶ぇ啷嵿く啶侧啶�).鈥攖he middle of the three worlds; i. e. the earth or world of mortals. 掳啶堗ざ啶�, 掳啶堗ざ啷嵿さ啶班 (墨艣a岣�, 掳墨艣vara岣�) a king.
Derivable forms: 尘补诲丑测补濒辞办补岣� (啶ぇ啷嵿く啶侧啶曕).
Madhyaloka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms madhya and loka (啶侧啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMadhyaloka (啶ぇ啷嵿く啶侧啶�).鈥攎.
(-办补岣�) The earth, the dwelling of mortals. E. madhya middle, and loka world; placed in the middle between heaven and hell; also with kan added madhyalokaka .
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMadhyaloka (啶ぇ啷嵿く啶侧啶�):鈥擺=madhya-loka] [from madhya] m. the middle world, earth, abode of mortals
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMadhyaloka (啶ぇ啷嵿く啶侧啶�):鈥擺madhya-loka] (办补岣�) 1. m. The world.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMadhyal艒ka (嗖钵喑嵿帛嗖侧硧嗖�):鈥擺noun] the world in which we live, considered to be at the centre in the universe.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Madhya, Loka.
Full-text (+516): Madhyalokesha, Harit, Pushkaradvipa, Ramyaka, Narakanta, Raktoda, Rakta, Shitoda, Suvarnakula, Rupyakula, Shikharin, Sindhu, Hairanyavata, Airavata, Dhatakikhanda, Harikanta, Mahapundarika, Rukmin, Mahahimavat, Ganga.
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Jain Science and Spirituality (by Medhavi Jain)
4.2. Universe in Jain Philosophy < [Chapter 5 - Science in Jainism]
1.1. Substance (Introduction) < [Chapter 5 - Science in Jainism]
Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
Verse 3.1 - The lower world (adholoka) < [Chapter 3 - The Lower World and the Middle World]
Verse 3.7 - The transverse world (tiryagloka) < [Chapter 3 - The Lower World and the Middle World]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 21: Description of the Middle World (madhyaloka) < [Chapter III - The initiation and omniscience of Ajita]
Appendix 1.1: Cosmography < [Appendices]
Jainism and Patanjali Yoga (Comparative Study) (by Deepak bagadia)
Part 3.4 - Nine Elements (1): Jiva (self, soul) < [Chapter 3 - Jain Philosophy and Practice]
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Saptadv墨pa (1): Jambudv墨pa (Introduction) < [Chapter 4 - Geographical history in the Matsya-Pur膩峁嘺]
Family life according to the Matsya Pur膩峁嘺 < [Chapter 5 - Cultural history in the Matsya-Pur膩峁嘺]
Paumacariya (critical study) (by K. R. Chandra)
11.1. Supernatural beings and their abodes < [Chapter 7 - Social Conditions]