Ratnapushpa, 搁补迟苍补辫耻峁补: 3 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 搁补迟苍补辫耻峁补 can be transliterated into English as Ratnapuspa or Ratnapushpa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
: Wisdom Library: Lokottarav膩da搁补迟苍补辫耻峁补 (啶班い啷嵿え啶啶粪啶�) is the name of a Buddha under whom 艢膩kyamuni (or Gautama, 鈥榯he historical Buddha鈥�) acquired merit along the first through nine 产丑奴尘颈蝉, according to the 惭补丑腻惫补蝉迟耻. There are in total ten 产丑奴尘颈蝉 representing the ten stages of the Bodhisattva鈥檚 path towards enlightenment.
搁补迟苍补辫耻峁补 is but one among the 500 Buddhas enumerated in the 惭补丑腻惫补蝉迟耻 during a conversation between Mah膩k膩ty膩yana and Mah膩k膩艣yapa, both principle disciples of Gautama Buddha. The 惭补丑腻惫补蝉迟耻 is an important text of the Lokottarav膩da school of buddhism, dating from the 2nd century BCE.
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra搁补迟苍补辫耻峁补 (啶班い啷嵿え啶啶粪啶�) is the name of a Buddha according to the 2nd century Mah膩praj帽膩p膩ramit膩艣膩stra (chapter XV).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥渢he Buddha 搁补迟苍补辫耻峁补 was named 搁补迟苍补辫耻峁补kum膩ra 鈥減rince of precious flowers鈥� because at his birth, all the extremities of his body were adorned with various flowers of brilliant colors鈥�.
Mahayana (啶す啶距く啶距え, mah膩y膩na) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many 蝉奴迟谤补蝉 of which some of the earliest are the various Praj帽膩p膩ramit膩 蝉奴迟谤补蝉.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary搁补迟苍补辫耻峁补 (啶班い啷嵿え啶啶粪啶�).鈥攏ame of a former Buddha: 惭补丑腻惫补蝉迟耻 i.141.11.
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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