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Kshirarasa, ṣīr, Kshira-rasa: 1 definition

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Kshirarasa 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 ṣīr can be transliterated into English as Ksirarasa or Kshirarasa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

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: archive.org: Bulletin of the French School of the Far East (volume 5)

ṣīr (क्षीरर�) [?] is the name of a Kinnara appointed as one of the Divine protector deities of Ѳṣṭ, according to chapter 17 of the Candragarbha: the 55th section of the Mahāsaṃnipāta-sūtra, a large compilation of Sūtras (texts) in Mahāyāna Buddhism partly available in Sanskrit, Tibetan and Chinese.—In the Candragarbhasūtra, the Bhagavat invites all classes of Gods and Deities to protect the Law [dharma?] and the faithful in their respective kingdoms of Jambudvīpa [e.g., the Kinnara ṣīr in Ѳṣṭ], resembling the time of the past Buddhas.

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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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