चातुर्द्वीप (cAturdvIpa)
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Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid
Englishcāturdvīpa, also semi-MIndic cātudvīpa,
(1) adj. (= Pali cātuddīpa
from catur-dvīpa plus -a), (ruler) of the earth consisting of four continents, ep. of a cakravartin: Mv 〔i.49.2〕
〔52.8〕
〔108.7〕
〔114.13〕
〔193.14〕
〔220.2〕 = 〔ii.22.3〕
〔ii.158.14〕
〔iii.102.15〕
ep. of rājya, rulership: Mv 〔i.95.2, 4〕
(2) adj. and subst., consisting of the four continents, ep. of the earth: °pāṃ mahīṃ Mv 〔i.208.4〕 (corrupt in mss.) = 〔ii.12.13〕
as subst., gender uncertain (f. would be expected, recorded forms ambiguous): daśacātudvīpanayutānāṃ … madhyama cātudvīpa, the midmost world of ten nayutas of worlds, Gv 〔254.6—7〕 (vss
final short a perhaps m.c. for ā ?)
cāturdvīpeśvaro, lord of the whole world, Dbh.g. 〔53(79).2〕 (as subst., without other noun
cf. caturdvī°).
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