जेतवन

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Compound of जेत (jeta, Jeta, name of a prince) +‎ वन (vana, grove).

Proper noun

जेतवन • (jetavana) stemn

  1. (Buddhism) the name of a grove near Śrāvastī (where the Buddha promulgated his doctrines).

Descendants

  • Japanese: 祇園 (Gion) (calque)

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