Rashtreshvara, Rāṣṭreśvara, Rashtra-ishvara: 1 definition
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Rashtreshvara 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 Rāṣṭreśvara can be transliterated into English as Rastresvara or Rashtreshvara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraRāṣṭreśvara (राष्ट्रेश्वर) refers to the “master of a kingdom”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 31).—Accordingly, “[...] [If there is no self, then who controls the mind?]—[Question (1)]—There must be an Ātman. Why? If the mind (citta) controls the body (kāya), there also must be an ātman to control the mind. In the same way that the master of a kingdom (rāṣṭreśvara) controls the general (senāpati) and the general controls the soldiers (patti), there must be an ātman to control the mind, and there must be a mind to control the body so that it may enjoy the five objects of enjoyment (pañcakāmaguṇa). [...]”.
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 sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
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