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Tirthikashila, īٳ󾱰첹śī, Tirthika-shila: 1 definition

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Tirthikashila 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 īٳ󾱰첹śī can be transliterated into English as Tirthikasila or Tirthikashila, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Tirthikashila in Mahayana glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

īٳ󾱰첹śī (तीर्थिकशी�) refers to the “moralities (śī) of the heretics (īٳ󾱰첹)�, according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 36.—Accordingly, “the moralities of the heretics (īٳ󾱰첹śī) are the moralities of the bull (gośī), the deer (mṛgaśī), the dog (kukkuraśī), the flesh-eating demons (rākṣasaśī), the mute (mūkaśī), the deaf (badhiraśī): these moralities are not praised by the sages; they are cruel and do not bring any good retribution ()�.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) 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 ūٰ of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā ūٰ.

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