The Sanskrit term Ṛjukāya can be transliterated into English as Rjukaya or Rijukaya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Ṛjukāya (ऋजुकाय) refers to “(having a) straight body”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 19).—Accordingly, “Furthermore, some say that generosity is the cause and condition (hetupratyaya) for obtaining the thirty-two marks. Why is that? [...] Because the gift serves to maintain life, one obtains the marks consisting of having long fingers (dīrghāṇguli) and the body tall and straight (bṛhat-ṛjukāya). [...]”.

context information

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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ṛjukāya (ऋजुकाय).—The sage कश्यप (kaśyapa).

Derivable forms: ṛjukāyaḥ (ऋजुकायः).

Ṛjukāya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ṛju and kāya (काय). See also (synonyms): ṛjukakāya.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ṛjukāya (ऋजुकाय).—m.

(-yaḥ) A name of the saint Kasyapa. E. ṛju straight, kāya body.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Ṛjukāya (ऋजुकाय):—[=ṛju-kāya] [from ṛju] mfn. having a straight body, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] Name of Kaśyapa, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ṛjukāya (ऋजुकाय):—[ṛju-kāya] (yaḥ) 1. m. A name of the sage Kāshyapa. a. Upright.

[Sanskrit to German]

Rijukaya in German

context information

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: Riju, Kaya.

Starts with: Rijukayata.

Full-text: Rijukakaya, Riju, Brihat, Brihatkaya.

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