Ratnacchattra, Ratna-chattra: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Ratnacchattra means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Ratnachchhattra.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāRatnacchattra (रत्नच्छत्त्र) refers to the “jewel-canopy”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “Then the Bodhisattva, the great being Gaganagañja together with the twelve koṭis of Bodhisattvas, having descended from the vault of the sky, bowed down at the feet of the Buddha, circumambulated him three times, and addressed himself to the Lord. [...] The Bodhisattva Gaganagañja then sustained (adhiṣṭhita) the jewel-canopy (ratnacchattra) of ten thousand yojanas high over the Lord’s lion throne in the sky, joined the palms of his hands, saluted, and praised the Lord with these suitable verses: [...]”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryRatnacchattra (रत्नच्छत्त्र):—[=ratna-cchattra] [from ratna] n. an umbrella (adorned) with jewels, [Pañcarātra]
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Chattra, Ratna.
Starts with: Ratnacchattrabhyudgatavabhasa, Ratnacchattrakutasamdarshana.
Full-text: Ratnacchattrakutasamdarshana, Ratnacchattrabhyudgatavabhasa, Chattra, Adhishthita.
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Vimalakirti Nirdesa Sutra (by Robert A. F. Thurman)
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
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