Pāli Dictionary

dakkhiṇadesa

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • 南方の国；南部地方

  • southern country; southern region

  • （古代スリランカの）南部州

  • the southern province of ancient Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

Encyclopedia

Dakkhiṇadesa
Place

  • 山々の西から海に向かって広がるスリランカの州で、しばしば皇太子によって統治され、幾多の遠征の舞台となった。

  • A province of Sri Lanka lying west of the mountains toward the sea, often governed by the heir-apparent and the scene of several campaigns.

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