Ksantirsi, Kṣāntirṣi, Kshanti-rishi: 1 definition
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Ksantirsi 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 Kṣāntirṣi can be transliterated into English as Ksantirsi or Kshantirshi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraKṣāntirṣi (क्षान्तिर्षि) is the name of a Ṛṣi mentioned in the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter XXIV).—Accordingly, “The Ṛṣi Tch’an t’i (Kṣāntirṣi) was practicing patience (kṣānti) and loving-kindness (maitrī) in a great forest. One day, king Kia ki (Kali) with his courtesans (gaṇikā) went into the forest to walk about and amuse themselves. His meal being finished, the king stopped to sleep. The courtesans, who were wandering in the flowering forest, noticed the ṛṣi and went to pay their respects (vandana) to him. Then the ṛṣi praised loving-kindness and patience to them; his words were so fine that the women could not get enough of them and stayed with him for a long time”.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Rishi, Kshanti.
Full-text: Kali.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Story of the patience of Kṣāntirṣi < [Chapter XXIV - The Virtue of Patience]
Part 2.4 - Withstanding persecutors < [Chapter XXIV - The Virtue of Patience]
Mahayana Mahaparinirvana Sutra
Chapter I - Introductory < [Section One]
A Dictionary Of Chinese Buddhist Terms (by William Edward Soothill)