Tiracchanayoni, Tiracchānayoni, Tiracchana-yoni: 3 definitions
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Tiracchanayoni means something in Buddhism, Pali. 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.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Manual of Buddhist Terms and Doctrines'animal womb'; birth as animal. The animal kingdom belongs to the sensuous world (s. loka), is one of the 4 lower worlds (s. apāya) and one of the 3 woeful courses of existence (s. gati).
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarytiracchānayoni : (f.) the realm of the brute creation.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryTiracchānayoni refers to: the realm of the brute creation, the animals. Among the 5 gatis (niraya t. manussā devā pettivisaya) it counts as an apāyagati, a state of misery D. I, 228; III, 234; S. I, 34; III, 225 sq.; IV, 168, 307; A. I, 60; II, 127, 129; Pv IV. 111; Vism. 103, 427; PvA. 27, 166;
Note: tiracchānayoni is a Pali compound consisting of the words tiracchāna and yoni.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Tiracchana, Yoni.
Starts with: Tiracchanayonika.
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