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Chatroshnisha, 󲹳ٰṣṇīṣa, Chatra-ushnisha: 1 definition

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Chatroshnisha means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term 󲹳ٰṣṇīṣa can be transliterated into English as Chatrosnisa or Chatroshnisha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Chhatroshnisha.

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Chatroshnisha in Tibetan Buddhism glossary
: archive.org: The Indian Buddhist Iconography

󲹳ٰṣṇīṣa (छत्रोष्णी�) presides over the Īśāna-corner and represents one of the eight Uṣṇīṣa Gods, commonly depicted in Buddhist Iconography, and mentioned in the 11th-century Niṣpannayogāvalī of Mahāpaṇḍita Abhayākara.—His Colour is white; his Symbol is the parasol.—The eighth and the last deity in the series of eight Uṣṇīṣa gods is called 󲹳ٰṣṇīṣa.

󲹳ٰṣṇīṣa is described in Niṣpannayogāvalī (ܰپ貹śǻ󲹲Բ-ṇḍ) as follows:�

“On the spoke in the Īśāna corner there is 󲹳ٰṣṇīṣa who is of white colour, and holds in his two hands the chatra (貹DZ)�.

[The Uṣṇīṣa deities like all other deities of the ṇḍ are two-armed and one-faced. They wear rich dress and ornaments, and a bejewelled crown. They sit on human beings.]

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (Բ) are collected indepently.

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