Tirana, Tīraṇa, Tirāna: 11 definitions
Introduction:
Tirana means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi, biology. 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.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Journey to Nibbana: Patthana Dhamatirana means appropriately investigating.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: archive.org: Bulletin of the French School of the Far East (volume 5)Tiraṇa (तिरण) [? or Dakṣiṇatira ?] (in Chinese: Ti-lo-nan) is the name of an ancient kingdom associated with Mūla (or Mūlanakṣatra) and Pūrvāṣāḍhā (or Pūrvāṣāḍhānakṣatra), as mentioned in chapter 18 of the Candragarbha: the 55th section of the Mahāsaṃnipāta-sūtra, a large compilation of Sūtras (texts) in Mahāyāna Buddhism partly available in Sanskrit, Tibetan and Chinese.—Chapter 18 deals with geographical astrology and, in conversation with Brahmarāja and others, Buddha explains how he entrusts the Nakṣatras [e.g., Mūla and Pūrvāṣāḍhā] with a group of kingdoms [e.g., Tiraṇa] for the sake of protection and prosperity.
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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsTirana [तीरण] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Pongamia pinnata (L.) Pierre from the Fabaceae (pea) family having the following synonyms: Millettia pinnata, Pongamia glabra, Derris indica, Cytisus pinnatus. For the possible medicinal usage of tirana, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarytīraṇa : (nt.) decision; judgement.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryTīraṇa, (from tīreti 2) measurement, judgment, recognition, Nd2 413 (v. l. tir°); Nett 54 (+vipassanā), 82 (≈ñāṇa), 191; Vism. 162.—tīraṇa is one of the 3 pariññās, viz. t°, pahāna°, ñāta-pariññā. See under pariññā. (Page 304)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryTīraṇa (तीरण).—(= Pali id.) = saṃtīraṇa, q.v.: Abhidharmakośa LaV-P. i.81.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryTīraṇa (तीरण):—[from tīra] m. Pongamia glabra, [Nighaṇṭuprakāśa]
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryTiranā (तिरना) [Also spelled tirna]:—(v) to float.
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Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary1) Tirana (तिरन):—n. payment;
2) Tirāna (तिरान):—n. payment; levy; tax;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Tirana barbasco, Tirana Parinna, Tiranabe, Tiranaccoti, Tiranacitam, Tiranai, Tiranaicceti, Tiranaikkampi, Tiranaivelai, Tiranaiyaram, Tiranam, Tiranapati, Tiranaputpi, Tiranaracan, Tiranatcattiram.
Ends with: Nistirana, Nitirana, Raktirana, Samtirana, Santirana, Vistirana.
Full-text: Santirana, Tirana barbasco, Tiran, Tirna, Nitirana, Parinna, Parijnatabhojana, Samtirana, Parinna Sutta.
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A Survey of Paramattha Dhammas (by Sujin Boriharnwanaket)
Chapter 4 - The Three Kinds Of Full Understanding < [Part 5 - The Development Of Insight]
Chapter 2 - The Stages of Vipassanā < [Part 5 - The Development Of Insight]
The Vipassana Dipani (by Mahathera Ledi Sayadaw)
Visuddhimagga (the pah of purification) (by Ñāṇamoli Bhikkhu)
The Three Kinds of Full-understanding < [Chapter XX - Purification by Knowledge and Vision of the Path and the Not-path]
Listening to the Dhamma (by Nina van Gorkom)
The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Part 2 - The Vijaya Sutta and its Translation < [Chapter 34a - The Buddha’s Seventeenth Vassa at Veḷuvana]
Yogadrstisamuccaya of Haribhadra Suri (Study) (by Riddhi J. Shah)