Chatroshnisha, Chatroṣṇīṣa, Chatra-ushnisha: 1 definition
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Chatroshnisha 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 Chatroṣṇīṣa can be transliterated into English as Chatrosnisa or Chatroshnisha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Chhatroshnisha.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: archive.org: The Indian Buddhist IconographyChatroṣṇīṣa (छत्रोष्णीष) presides over the Īśāna-corner and represents one of the eight Uṣṇīṣa Gods, commonly depicted in Buddhist Iconography, and mentioned in the 11th-century Niṣpannayogāvalī of Mahāpaṇḍita Abhayākara.—His Colour is white; his Symbol is the parasol.—The eighth and the last deity in the series of eight Uṣṇīṣa gods is called Chatroṣṇīṣa.
Chatroṣṇīṣa is described in Niṣpannayogāvalī (durgatipariśodhana-maṇḍala) as follows:—
“On the spoke in the Īśāna corner there is Chatroṣṇīṣa who is of white colour, and holds in his two hands the chatra (parasol)”.
[The Uṣṇīṣa deities like all other deities of the maṇḍala are two-armed and one-faced. They wear rich dress and ornaments, and a bejewelled crown. They sit on human beings.]
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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