Tisarana, Trisharana, Triśaraṇa, Tri-sharana, Tisaraṇa, Ti-sarana: 11 definitions
Introduction:
Tisarana means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
The Sanskrit term Triśaraṇa can be transliterated into English as Trisarana or Trisharana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Trisarana refers to the "Threefold Refuge"—the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha. See tiratana.
'Threefold Refuge', in which every faithful adherent of the Buddha puts his whole trust, consists in the Buddha, the Dhamma and the Sangha (s. prec.).
The Buddha, or Enlightened One, is the teacher who by himself has discovered, realized and proclaimed to the world the law of deliverance. The Dhamma is the law of deliverance. The Sangha is the community of the disciples, who have realized or are striving to realize the law of deliverance.
The 3-fold Refuge in Pāli, by the uttering of which one may also outwardly profess one's faith, is still the same as in the Buddha's time, namely:
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Buddham saranam gacchāmi
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Dhammam saranam gacchāmi
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Sangham saranam gacchāmi
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I take my refuge in the Buddha!
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I take my refuge in the Dhamma!
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I take my refuge in the Sangha!
Literature:
- The Threefold Refuge by Nyanaponika Thera (WHEEL 76). -
- Devotion in Buddhism (WHEEL 18).
- Going for Refuge, by Bhikkhu Bodhi (WHEEL 282/284) -
- Khp. Tr. pp. 4ff.
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).
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Triśaraṇa (त्रिशरण) refers to the “threefold refuge”, according to the Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.—Accordingly, [as the Bhagavān teaches the offering manual of the root-heart] “[...] The spell-master says, ‘O Nāga, take up the Ten Righteous Actions’. ‘O spell-master, I shall take them up’. ‘O Nāga, receive the Threefold Refuge (triśaraṇa)’. ‘O spell-master, I shall receive. Drive out the stake’. [...]”.
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
Triśaraṇa (त्रिशरण).—a Buddha.
Derivable forms: triśaraṇaḥ (त्रिशरणः).
Triśaraṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tri and śaraṇa (शरण).
Triśaraṇa (त्रिशरण).—m.
(-ṇaḥ) A Jina, a sanctified teacher of the Jaina sect. E. tri three, (the three worlds,) and śaraṇa protection.
1) Triśaraṇa (त्रिशरण):—[=tri-śaraṇa] [from tri] n. ‘threefold refuge’ = -ratna, [Buddhist literature]
2) [v.s. ...] the three-refuge formula of Buddhists, [Monier-Williams’ Buddhism 78.]
Triśaraṇa (त्रिशरण):—[tri-śaraṇa] (ṇaḥ) 1. m. A Jaina.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Pali-English dictionary
[Pali to Burmese]
tisaraṇa—
(Burmese text): ၃-ပါးသော ကိုးကွယ်ရာ။
(Auto-Translation): Three types of worship.
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: Tri, Sharana, Ti.
Starts with: Tisaranagamaniya, Tisaranagata.
Full-text: Tisaranagamaniya, Refuge Formula, Sharana, Tiratana, Wu zhong san gui, Samgha, Punna, Sangui, Saddha.
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