Ratnacuda, Ratnacūḍa: 5 definitions
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Ratnacuda 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 Ratnachuda.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: archive.org: Bulletin of the French School of the Far East (volume 5)Ratnacūḍa (रत्नचूड) is the name of an Asura appointed as one of the Divine protector deities of Suvarṇagotra, according to chapter 17 of the Candragarbha: the 55th section of the Mahāsaṃnipāta-sūtra, a large compilation of Sūtras (texts) in Mahāyāna Buddhism partly available in Sanskrit, Tibetan and Chinese.—In the Candragarbhasūtra, the Bhagavat invites all classes of Gods and Deities to protect the Law [dharma?] and the faithful in their respective kingdoms of Jambudvīpa [e.g., the Asura Ratnacūḍa in Suvarṇagotra], resembling the time of the past Buddhas.
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: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryRatnacūḍa (रत्नचूड) or Ratanacūḍa.—(1) name of a Buddha: Mahāvastu i.118.16 and 119.10 (verses, Ratana-, could be m.c.; but in 119.10 mss. Ratna°, unmetrical(ly)); referred to 119.9 as taṃ ratana- jinaṃ (verse, but not m.c.); (2) name of one or two previous incarnations of Śākyamuni: Ratna° Lalitavistara 171.2 (verse); Ratana° Rāṣṭrapālaparipṛcchā 23.10 (verse, meter obscure); (3) name of a Bodhisattva: Mahāvyutpatti 658; (4) name of a righteous merchant (dharmaśreṣṭhin): Gaṇḍavyūha 147.12 ff. (Ratna°, prose); (5) = next but one, q.v.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ratnacūḍa (रत्नचूड):—[=ratna-cūḍa] [from ratna] m. Name of a Bodhi-sattva, [Buddhist literature]
2) [v.s. ...] of a mythical king, [Horace H. Wilson]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Ratnacudakatha, Ratnacudamuni, Ratnacudaparipriccha, Ratnacudasutra, Ratnacudeshvara.
Ends with: Maniratnacuda.
Full-text: Ratnacudamuni, Manicuda, Ratnacudopakhyana, Ratnacudaparipriccha, Ratnacura, Ratanajinam, Ratnajinam, Ratnacudasutra, Ratnacudakatha, Ratanacuda, Ratnahradatirtha, Ratnacudeshvara, Suvarnagotra.
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Search found 4 books and stories containing Ratnacuda, Ratnacūḍa, Ratna-cuda, Ratna-cūḍa; (plurals include: Ratnacudas, Ratnacūḍas, cudas, cūḍas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 67 - In Praise of Ratneśvara < [Section 2 - Uttarārdha]
Bodhisattvacharyavatara (by Andreas Kretschmar)
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 11: Fifth incarnation as Aparājita < [Chapter I - Previous incarnations of Ariṣṭanemi (Nemi)]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Introduction to third volume < [Introductions]