dvisāhasra (7639)
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Entry 7639, Page 274, Col. 2 -
(dvisAhasra, dvisAhasra)
dvisāhasra¦ (in Skt. as adj., consisting of 2000; cf. Pali dvisahassī majjhimikā lokadhātu AN i.228.5), de- signation of a medium-sized lokadhātu, consisting of 2000 (worlds): as subst., sc. lokadhātu, Dbh 81.31 dvisāhasrā- dhipatir (mahābrahmā); °sro madhyamo lokadhātuḥ Mvy 3043; AsP 95.18; °sre lokadhātau ŚsP 26.10; °sre ma- dhyame lokadhātau AsP 66.3; 67.3; contrasted with sāhasra (-cūḍika) on the one hand, and trisāhasrama- hāsāhasra, qq.v., on the other. Cf. next.