ལྷུན་པོ་

ལྷུན་པོ། (Wyl. lhun po ) Pron.: lhünpo

• Skt. मेरुः, meru, Pron.: meru. From Sanskrit: regarded as the Olympus of Hindū mythology and said to form the central point of Jambu-dvīpa | all the planets revolve round it and it is compared to the cup or seed-vessel of a lotus, the leaves of which are formed by the different Dvipas | the river Ganges falls from heaven on its summit, and flows thence to the surrounding worlds in four streams | the regents of the four quarters of the compass occupy the corresponding faces of the mountain, the whole of which consists of gold and gems | its summit is the residence of Brahmā, and a place of meeting for the gods, Ṛishis, Gandharvas, when not regarded as a fabulous mountain, it appears to mean the highland of Tartary north of the Himālaya | a •partic. kind of temple | the central or most prominent bead in a rosary | the most prominent finger-joint in •partic. positions of the fingers | N. of the palace of Gāndhāri (one of the wives of Kṛishṇa) | of a Cakra-vartin | with | of a modern teacher | of another man | N. of the wife of Nābhi and mother of Ṛishabha [Mahavyutpatti] [Sanskrit] MVP MW