බ්‍රහ්ම·ලෝකය, n. the Brahma world; that part of the universe said to be the residence of Previous page Next page Back to the Search Page   |   Back to the DDSA Page Charles Carter: A Sinhalese-English dictionary. Previous page -- 458 -- Brahma and the highest region‍ or state next Nirvāna; it is divided into sixteen parts or Brahma worlds, of which the highest six are called Suddhāvāsa, as the residence of the purified; in the last of these Nirvāna is attained.

මධ්‍ය·මණ්ඩලය, n. central region: මධ්‍යදේශය. According to Buddhists, the centre of the‍ Universe, viz. the middle of Jambudwipa. It was in this region—South Behar—that Gautama assumed Buddhaship and where the sacred bo tree stood and the kusa grass Previous page Next page Back to the Search Page   |   Back to the DDSA Page Charles Carter: A Sinhalese-English dictionary. Previous page Next page -- 476 -- became a throne and seat for his repose, and where he began his career of proclaiming his doctrines to the world.