The Sanskrit term Gandhavṛkṣa can be transliterated into English as Gandhavrksa or Gandhavriksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Gandhavṛkṣa (गन्धवृक्ष) refers to “perfumed trees” according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter XV). Accordingly, “The perfumed trees (gandhavṛkṣa) are: 1) the A k’ie leou (agaru), Agalloche (tree with the perfume of honey); 2) the To k’ie leou (tagaru), Tabernaemonatana coronaria (very perfumed tree); 3) the Tchan t’an (candana), sandalwood, and other species of perfumed trees”.

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Gandhavṛkṣa (गन्धवृक्ष).—the Śāla tree.

Gandhavṛkṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms gandha and vṛkṣa (वृक्ष). See also (synonyms): gandhavṛkṣaka.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Gandhavṛkṣa (गन्धवृक्ष).—n.

(-kṣaḥ) The Sal tree, (Shorea robusta.) E. gandha, perfume, and bṛkṣa a tree, yielding a fragrant resin.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Gandhavṛkṣa (गन्धवृक्ष):—[gandha-vṛkṣa] (kṣaḥ) 1. m. The Sāl tree.

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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.

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Partial matches: Vriksha, Gandha.

Starts with: Gandhavrikshaka.

Full-text: Gandhavrikshaka.

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