Hridayashrivatsa, Hṛdayaśrīvatsa, Hridaya-shrivatsa: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Hṛdayaśrīvatsa can be transliterated into English as Hrdayasrivatsa or Hridayashrivatsa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraHṛdayaśrīvatsa (हृदयश्रीवत्स) refers to the “śrīvatsa mark on the chest”, from which the Buddha emitted numerous rays when he smiled with his whole body after contemplating the entire universe, according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter XIV).—Accordingly, having himself arranged the lion-seat, the Bhagavat sat down cross-legged; holding his body upright and fixing his attention, he entered into the samādhirājasamādhi. Then, having tranquilly come out of this samādhi and having contemplated the entire universe with his divine eye (divyacakṣus), the Bhagavat smiled with his whole body. Wheels with a thousand spokes imprinted on the soles of his feet (pādatala) shoot out six hundred prabhedakoṭi of rays. In the same way, beams of six hundred prabhedakoṭi of rays are emitted from the śrīvatsa mark on his chest (hṛdaya-śrīvatsa).
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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Act 1.4: The Buddha emits light rays from various body parts < [Chapter XIV - Emission of rays]