Buddha Sasana, Buddhasāsana, Buddhasasana, Buddhaśāsana, Buddha-shasana, Buddhashasana: 5 definitions
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Buddha Sasana 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 Buddhaśāsana can be transliterated into English as Buddhasasana or Buddhashasana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Manual of Buddhist Terms and Doctriness. sāsana.
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).
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara SamadhiBuddhaśāsana (बुद्धशासन) refers to the “Dharma”, according to the Kalaśa Pūjā [i.e., Kalasha Worship] ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi, which refers to the primary pūjā and sādhanā practice of Newah Mahāyāna-Vajrayāna Buddhists in Nepal.—Accordingly, “Dark-blue colored, mounted on a corpse, a dharma protector (buddhaśāsana-rakṣaka), A lord bearing a knife and skull bowl, Mahākāla, I give homage”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarybuddhasāsana : (nt.) the teaching of the Buddha.
Source: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionarybuddhasāsana (ဗုဒ္ဓသာသန) [(na) (န)]—
[buddha+sāsana]
[ဗုဒ္ဓ+သာသန]
[Pali to Burmese]
Source: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မာ အဘိဓာန်)buddhasāsana—
(Burmese text): ဘုရားရှင်အဆုံးအမ၊ ဘုရားသာသနာ။
(Auto-Translation): Lord Buddha, the ultimate sanctuary, Buddha Dharma.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Shasana, Buddha.
Full-text: Buddhasasanavahara, Buddhasasanavacchala, Abuddhasasana, Nine Fold Message, Buddhasasanakovida, Rakshaka, Pariyattidhamma, Shasana, Buddhabhadra, Anga.
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