The Sanskrit term Puruṣaratna can be transliterated into English as Purusaratna or Purusharatna, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara Samadhi

Puruṣaratna (पुरुषरत्न) is the name of a deity or entity to which is given homage to [i.e., oṃ raṃ puruṣaratnāya namaḥ], according to the Guru Mandala Worship (maṇḍalārcana) 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.

context information

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

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Puruṣaratna (ಪುರುಷರತ್ನ):—

1) [noun] an excellent man.

2) [noun] the perrennial herb Hybanthus enneaspermus ( = Ionidium suffruticosum) of Violaceae family.

context information

Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Purusha, Ratna.

Ends with: Jeevahi-purusharatna, Jivahi-purusharatna.

Full-text: Purusharatuna, Jivahi-purusharatna, Jeevahi-purusharatna, Gunakara, Saptaratna.

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