The Sanskrit term Śucināsa can be transliterated into English as Sucinasa or Shucinasa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Shuchinasa.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Śucināsa (शुचिनास) refers to “one having a fine nose”, according to  the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 36.—Accordingly, [while explaining how the physical qualities of the Buddha should be recollected]: “[...] (5) A tuft of white hair grows between his eyebrows the white brilliance of which surpasses that of crystal. (6) He has clear eyes, wide eyes, the color of which is deep blue. (7) His nose is high, fine (śucināsa) and pleasing. [...]”.

context information

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.

General definition (in Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgraha

Śucināsa (शुचिनास) or Śucināsatā refers to “a clean nose” and represents the sixty-first of the “eighty secondary characteristics” (anuvyañjana) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 83). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., śucināsa). The work is attributed to Nagarguna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.

Source: academia.edu: A Prayer for Rebirth in the Sukhāvatī

Śucināsa (शुचिनास) refers to “neat nose” and represents the fifty-ninth of the eighty minor marks of distinction (anuvyañjana) mentioned in the Sukhāvatī and following the order of the Mahāvyutpatti (269-348). In Tibetan, the characteristic called Śucināsa is known as ‘shangs gtsang ba’. The Sukhāvatī represents a prayer for rebirth which was composed by Karma chags med, a Karma bka’ brgyud master, who lived in the seventeenth century.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Shucinasata.

Full-text: Shucinasata, Anuvyanjana.

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