ཤི་བི། | Glossary of Terms

ཤི་བི།

shi bi

śibi

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Śibi

The Exemplary Tale of Śrīsena

Śibi

ཤི་བི།

shi bi

śibi

Definition in this text:

(1) A name sometimes used for King Śrīsena’s country. (2) The name of a country he once ruled in previous lifetimes.

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The Exemplary Tale of Śārdūlakarṇa

Śibi

śibi AS

Definition in this text:

The people of a country in the northwest of the Indian subcontinent, usually situated in the lower Punjab region of present-day Pakistan. In the Bṛhatsaṃhitā, however, it is placed in the south (dakṣiṇadeśa).

2 passages contain this term

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AO

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AD

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AA

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RP

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RS

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SU

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