The Sanskrit term Śūkladaṃṣṭra can be transliterated into English as Sukladamstra or Shukladamshtra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Śukladaṃṣtra (शुक्लदंष्त्र) refers to the “white color” (of Buddha’s four canine teeth), according to  the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 36.—Accordingly, [while explaining how the physical qualities of the Buddha should be recollected]: “[...] (8) His mouth has forty teeth, white, pure, sharp and wondrous. (9) His four canine teeth are very white (śukladaṃṣtra) and very shiny. (10) His upper and lower lips are equal, neither too big nor too small, neither too long nor too short. (11) His tongue is thin and long; it is soft, red, like a heavenly lotus. [...]”.

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.

General definition (in Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgraha

Śūkladaṃṣṭra (शूक्लदंष्ट्र) or Śūkladaṃṣṭratā refers to “fine eye-teeth” and represents the fifty-seventh of the “eighty secondary characteristics” (anuvyañjana) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 83). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., śūkla-daṃṣṭra). The work is attributed to Nagarguna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.

Source: academia.edu: A Prayer for Rebirth in the Sukhāvatī

Śukladaṃṣṭra (शुक्लदंष्ट्र) refers to “white canine teeth” and represents the fifty-fifth of the eighty minor marks of distinction (anuvyañjana) mentioned in the Sukhāvatī and following the order of the Mahāvyutpatti (269-348). In Tibetan, the characteristic called Śukladaṃṣṭra is known as ‘mche ba dkar ba’. The Sukhāvatī represents a prayer for rebirth which was composed by Karma chags med, a Karma bka’ brgyud master, who lived in the seventeenth century.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Damshtra, Shukla.

Starts with: Shukladamshtrata.

Full-text: Shukladamshtrata, Anuvyanjana.

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