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Ratnashri, 鲹ٲԲśī: 5 definitions

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Ratnashri means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 鲹ٲԲśī can be transliterated into English as Ratnasri or Ratnashri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhism

鲹ٲԲśī (रत्नश्री) is the name of a Tathāgata (Buddha) mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa: one of the largest Kriyā Tantras devoted to Mañjuśrī (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Mañjuśrī and were taught to and by Buddha Śākyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including 鲹ٲԲśī).

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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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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Ratnashri in Mahayana glossary
: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā

鲹ٲԲśī (रत्नश्री) is the name of a Bodhisattva, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly: “Then the Bodhisattva, 鲹ٲԲśī by name, came and sat down in this assembly, said to the Bodhisattva Gaganagañja: ‘With reference to the teaching of concentration, son of good family, may you elucidate what kind of concentration should be purified� [...] Thus addressed, the Bodhisattva Gaganagañja said this to the Bodhisattva 鲹ٲԲśī: ‘[...]�. Then the Lord applauded the Bodhisattva Gaganagañja: ‘Good man, the teaching of this gate to concentration was well spoken by you. Just as the dharmas are not dependent on others because they are directly perceived by [the senses] of your body, in the same way the knowledge of the Tathāgata was elucidated—this complete teaching is good, very good’�.

: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (mahayana)

鲹ٲԲśī (रत्नश्री) is the name of an ancient king of Magadha, according to the ⲹṇa貹ṛc.—The setting of this scripture is Mount Svarṇaśṛṅga, the mansion of Vaiśravaṇa, where Nārāyaṇa requests help from the Buddha upon defeat by the Asuras, much like the Dhvajāgrakeyūraṇ�. The lord tells him that earlier, during the reign of King 鲹ٲԲśī of Magadha, there lived Sarveśvara Tathāgata, from whom the Bhagavān learned the Mahāmāyāvijayavāhinī spell. For hundreds of thousands of years that king ruled righteously by the power of this ṇ�. In his next existence he was born as Māndhātā, a Bodhisattva and Cakravartin king, who practiced charity for sixty-four thousand kalpas and became a Buddha. [...]

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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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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Ratnashri in Sanskrit glossary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

鲹ٲԲśī (रत्नश्री).�(1) name of one, or two, Buddhas: Śṣāsܳⲹ 169.8; ܰ屹īū 6.15; (2) name of a Bodhisattva: Ҳṇḍū 4.4.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

鲹ٲԲśī (रत्नश्री):—[=ٲԲ-śī] [from ratna] m. Name of a Tathāgata, [Sukhāvatī-vyūha i].

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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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