Ratnatraya, Ratna-traya: 6 definitions
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India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryRatna-traya.—(EI 8), Jain; samyag-darśana, samyag-jñāna and samyak-cāritra. (EI 27, 30, 31), Buddhist; the tri-ratna or trinity; a Buddhist religious establishment enshrining the three ratnas; rent-free land in its possession (Ep. Ind., Vol. XXX, p. 46). Cf. ratnatraya-sambhoga. Note: ratna-traya is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryRatnatraya (रत्नत्रय).—
1) (with Buddhists) बुद्ध, धर्म (buddha, dharma) and संघ (saṃgha).
2) (with Jainas) सम्यग् दर्शन, सम्यग् ज्ञान (samyag darśana, samyag jñāna) and सम्यक् चारित्र (samyak cāritra).
Derivable forms: ratnatrayam (रत्नत्रयम्).
Ratnatraya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ratna and traya (त्रय).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryRatnatraya (रत्नत्रय).—(= Pali ratana°; compare ratna 1, triratna), the ‘three jewels’ (Buddha, dharma, saṃgha): namo °yāya Divyāvadāna 481.25.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryRatnatraya (रत्नत्रय):—[=ratna-traya] [from ratna] n. ‘j°-triad’, the three j° or excellent things (with Buddhists, viz. buddha, dharma and saṃgha; or with Jainas, viz. samyag-darśana, samyag-jñāna and samyak-cāritra)
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusRatnatraya (ರತ್ನತ್ರಯ):—
1) [noun] (jain.) the three exalted things samyagdřṣṭi( the noble vision), samyagjñāna( the right knowledge), and saymagcāritra ( the noble way of life).
2) [noun] (buddh.) the three exalted things - Buddha (the founder of Buddhism), dharma(the religious righteousnessness), and sangha (the association or religious community).
3) [noun] the three great Kannaḍa poets - Pampa, Ponna and Ranna.
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: Traya, Ratna.
Starts with: Ratnatraya-sambhoga, Ratnatrayajayamala, Ratnatrayapariksha, Ratnatrayavidhana, Ratnatrayavidhanakatha.
Full-text (+4): Ratnatrayavidhanakatha, Ratnatrayapariksha, Ratnatraya-sambhoga, Ratnatrayajayamala, Ratnatrayodyapana, Ratnatrayoddyota, Samyagjnana, Vedantaratnatrayapariksha, Samyakcaritra, Triratna, Samyagdarshana, Ratnatrayavidhana, Raja-sambhoga, Sambhoga, Aradhana, Devapala, Martha, Jana, Puṇi, Ilhuka.
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Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
Verse 6.13 - The nature of Faith-deluding Karmas < [Chapter 6 - Influx of Karmas]
Verse 1.6 - Attainment of knowledge of the seven categories < [Chapter 1 - Right Faith and Knowledge]
Yogadrstisamuccaya of Haribhadra Suri (Study) (by Riddhi J. Shah)
Chapter 4.6b - Mīmāṃsā (cogitation—an outcome right knowledge) < [Chapter 4 - The Eight Yogadṛṣṭis and the nature of a Liberated Soul]
Chapter 1.3 - From Kundakundācārya (Kundakunda) to Haribhadrasūri < [Chapter 1 - The Jain Yoga Tradition—A Historical Review]
Chapter 3.5 - Introduction and Brief Account of the Eight Yogadṛṣṭis < [Chapter 3 - Introduction to the Yogadṛṣṭisamuccaya]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 1 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 11 - Mahāyānism < [Chapter V - Buddhist Philosophy]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 5 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 1 - The Literature and History of Southern Śaivism < [Chapter XXXIV - Literature of Southern Śaivism]
A Dictionary Of Chinese Buddhist Terms (by William Edward Soothill)