The Sanskrit term Kṣārasamudra can be transliterated into English as Ksarasamudra or Ksharasamudra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: MDPI Books: The Ocean of Heroes

Kṣārasamudra (क्षारसमुद्र) refers to the “Saline ocean” (associated with the Jambū continent), 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 explaining the water-circle (jalacakra)]: “[...] This, the Jambū continent, is thereby divided into twelve sections. The ocean is named Saline (kṣārasamudra) [kṣāranāmasamudran tu]—all creatures belonging to it are associated with the moisture-born [deities on the Water Circle]. [He should understand] humans to be among the womb-born. The moisture-born belong to this, [the Water] Circle. The womb-born belong to the Fire Circle. Replete with all [kinds of good] characteristics, [the Water Circle] itself has the nature of wisdom and means. The Water Circle, the second, is thus [taught]. [...]”.

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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 (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kṣārasamudra (क्षारसमुद्र).—the salt ocean.

Derivable forms: kṣārasamudraḥ (क्षारसमुद्रः).

Kṣārasamudra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kṣāra and samudra (समुद्र). See also (synonyms): kṣāroda, kṣārodaka, kṣārodadhi, kṣārasindhu.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kṣārasamudra (क्षारसमुद्र).—m. the sea of salt, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 5, 17, 6.

Kṣārasamudra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kṣāra and samudra (समुद्र).

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

Kṣārasamudra (क्षारसमुद्र):—[=kṣāra-samudra] [from kṣāra > kṣar] m. the salt ocean, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa v, 17, 6; Romakasiddhānta]

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Ksharasamudra in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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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Partial matches: Kshara, Samudra.

Full-text: Ksharoda, Ksharodadhi, Ksharasindhu, Ksharodaka.

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