In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhist Teachers, Deities and other Spiritual beings

Sūryakīrti (सूर्यकीर्ति) refers to one of the “Twenty-Five Kalkis” (Tibetan: rigs ldan) as well as the “Thirty-two kings of Shambhala”, according to the Tibetan oral recounting and written texts such as the Kalachakra Tantra (kālacakratantra), dealing with the Buddhist conception of the end of the world and time.—The Tibetan mythic land (the kingdom of Shambhala) is a parallel world invisible and inaccessible to common people which is closely related to the teaching about the Wheel of Time (dus 'khor). The seven Dharmarajas and twenty-five Kulikas [e.g., Sūryakīrti] are the traditional rulers of Shambhala, passing on the reign from father to son.

Sūryakīrti is also known as Kulika Arkakirti. He is known in Tibetan as (1) Nyima Drag (2) Rigden Nyimadrag [rigs ldan nyi ma grags] (3) [nyi ma grags] and in Mongolian as: Khaan Nyamdagba. His traditional reign is considered to be from 627 to 727 CE.

Source: WikiPedia: Tibetan Buddhism

Sūryakīrti (सूर्यकीर्ति) (in Tibetan: Nyima Drag) (627–727 CE) refers to the eighth of the twenty-five Kalki kings (of Shambhala) who represents the holders of the Kalachakra (“wheel of time”) teachings of Buddha Shakyamuni.—The king Sūryakīrti is described as “annihilator of wild demons”.

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

Sūryakīrti (सूर्यकीर्ति) (or Arkakīrti) is the son of king Jvalanajaṭin Vāyuvegā, according to chapter 5.1 [śāntinātha-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.

Accordingly:—“Jvalanajaṭin’s chief-queen was named Vāyuvegā, the supreme abode of Prīti, slow in gait like a swan. By this queen a son, who was named Arkakīrti from the sight of a sun in a dream, was borne to the king. In time he had a daughter, also, named Svayamprabhā, because of the sight in a dream of a digit of the moon by whose own light the sky was made white. The king established Arkakīrti, when he was grown, as his heir-apparent, long-armed, Mount Hima to the Gaṅgā of fame. [...]”.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Surya, Kirti.

Full-text: Rigden Nyimadrag, Arkakirti, Phalaka, Carman, Khetaka, phub, Twenty-five Lineage Holders, Khadga, Nyima Drag, Sutara, Khaan nyamdagba, Nyamdagba, nyi ma grags, rigs ldan nyi ma grags, ral sgri, Raldri, Asi, Thirty-two kings of shambhala.

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