Shodashasthavira, 峁岣峚艣补蝉迟丑补惫颈谤补, Shodasha-sthavira: 3 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 峁岣峚艣补蝉迟丑补惫颈谤补 can be transliterated into English as Sodasasthavira or Shodashasthavira, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: Rigpa Shedra: Wiki峁岣峚艣补蝉迟丑补惫颈谤补 (啶粪啶∴ざ啶膏啶ムさ啶苦ぐ) in Sanskrit refers to the 鈥�Sixteen Arhats鈥� which were personally selected by Buddha Shakyamuni from amongst his disciples. They were requested to remain in the world, protecting the Dharma for as long as beings are capable of benefitting from the teachings. They vowed at the time of the 辫补谤颈苍颈谤惫腻峁嘺 to remain in the world and maintain the Dharma until the time of the future Buddha Maitreya. To visualize the Buddha Shakyamuni surrounded by the Sixteen Arhats and an assembly of Bodhisattvas generates great merit and quickly develops insight into the teachings of the Buddha.
: Wisdom Experience: The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism峁岣峚艣补蝉迟丑补惫颈谤补 (啶粪啶∴ざ啶膏啶ムさ啶苦ぐ) in Sanskrit refers to the 鈥�Great Sixteen Elders鈥� who resided with five hundred arhats and others in various lands throughout the four continents and in the Trayatri峁兣沘 heaven, protected the precious teaching; and in so doing they visited China during the reigns of T鈥檃ng T鈥檃i-tsung, Qubilai Qan, and the emperor Yung-lo. Some say that they could be seen by all, but others maintain that the common folk could not see them, their bodies being rainbow-like
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鈥檚 words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (惫补箩谤补测腻苍补) are collected indepently.
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
: Kunpal: Shantideva's Bodhisattva-charyavatara峁岣峚艣补蝉迟丑补惫颈谤补 (啶粪啶∴ざ啶膏啶ムさ啶苦ぐ) in Sanskrit refers to the 鈥�Sixteen Elders鈥� who represent the group of senior monks who attained the state of arhats. They are the senior elders, the leaders of the thousands of arhats among the Buddha鈥檚 students. The term 鈥渆lder鈥� means a senior monk, but not every arhat was an elder. Young children were also included among the many students of the Buddha who reached the spiritual attainment of an arhat. The Sixteen Elders (峁岣峚艣补蝉迟丑补惫颈谤补) will appear to gather whatever remains in this world of Buddha 艢膩kyamuni鈥檚 teachings when the lifespan of human beings has increased to seven hundred years.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Sthavira, Shodasha.
Full-text: Shodasha, Sixteen arhats.
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