The Sanskrit term Cūtavṛkṣa can be transliterated into English as Cutavrksa or Cutavriksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Chutavriksha.

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: MDPI Books: The Ocean of Heroes

Cūtavṛkṣa (चूतवृक्ष) refers to the “Cūta tree” (associated with the guṇacakra or ‘merit circle’), according to the 10th-century Ḍākārṇava-tantra: one of the last Tibetan Tantric scriptures belonging to the Buddhist Saṃvara tradition consisting of 51 chapters.—Accordingly, [while describing the Merit Circle (guṇacakra)]: “[...] In addition, there are trees (vṛkṣa), the guardians of direction, serpent kings, and cloud kings in order—[The trees are] (1) Śirīṣa, (2) Aśvattha, (3) Kaṅkeli, (4) Cūta (cūtavṛkṣa), (5) Vaṭa, (6) Karañja, (7) Latāparkaṭi, and (8) Pārthiva.—[...] All is here in the charnel grounds; he should give a wreath of vajras [to them] All is also to be done in this same [charnel ground]. [All is] taught to be both external and internal. The Merit Circle, the third, is thus [taught]”.

context information

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 (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Vriksha, Cuta.

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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)

Chapter 252 - Greatness of Trees < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]

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