Baloksha

Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R)

Baloksha (बालोक्ष) is a Sanskrit name for the country Baluchistan mentioned in avadhanakalpataru, Ch.57. It appears to be the country of 'Bloka-Shias' or Beluchis. It is called Balokshi in Bodhisattvavadhana Kalpasutra.^[1]^[2]

Origin

Variants

Baloksha (बालोक्ष) (AS, p.625)
Balokshi (बलोक्षी)

History

बालोक्ष

विजयेन्द्र कुमार माथुर^[3] ने लेख किया है .....Baloksha बालोक्ष (AS, p.625): अवधान कल्पतरू, 57 में उल्लिखित है. श्री न. ला. डे के मत में यह बिलोचिस्तान का संस्कृत नाम है

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References

[1] Encyclopaedia of Ancient Indian Geography, Volume 1, 2002, edited by Subodh Kapoor, p.114

[2] Dr.Rajendralala Mitra: Sanskrit Buddhist Literature of Nepal, 1882, p. 60.

[3] Aitihasik Sthanavali by Vijayendra Kumar Mathur, p.625

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