Deshadhvan, Deśādhvan, Desha-adhvan: 1 definition

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Deshadhvan means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.

The Sanskrit term Deśādhvan can be transliterated into English as Desadhvan or Deshadhvan, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shaiva philosophy

Source: archive.org: Chittanubodha Shastram By Bhaskara Kantha

Deśādhvan (देशाध्वन्) refers to the “threefold path of space”, according to the Cittānubodhaśāstra by Rājanaka Bhāskarakaṇṭha: an 18th century text dealing with aspects of Kashmir Śaivism such as the Pratyabhijñā (lit. “divine recognition”) philosophical branch.—The purport of the Cittānubodhaśāstra is to awaken the mind and to make it realize the truth of its own nature. [...] The tenth chapter describes the other three paths related to the object (vācya), the threefold path of space (deśādhvan). Because the different worlds are constituted by the tattvas or principles, hence after describing the tattvas in detail the bhuvanādhvan is not given separately

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