Trayatrimsha, Traya-trimsha, Trāyatriṃśa, Trayatriṃśa: 2 definitions
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Trayatrimsha 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 terms Trāyatriṃśa and Trayatriṃśa can be transliterated into English as Trayatrimsa or Trayatrimsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhist Teachers, Deities and other Spiritual beingsTrayatriṃśa (त्रयत्रिंश) is the name of a sacred region associated with Panthaka—one of the Sixteen Arhats (known in Tibetan as gnas brtan bcu drug) who were chosen by Buddha Shakyamuni to remain in the world and protect the Dharma until the arrival of the future Buddha Maitreya. They vowed to maintain the Dharma for as long as beings could benefit from it. These legendary Arhats [e.g., Panthaka in Trayatriṃśa] were revered in countries such as China, Japan, India and Tibet—a tradition which continues up until this day, for example in Zen Buddhism and Tibetan art.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryTrāyatriṃśa (त्रायत्रिंश).—(alone, or with -kāyika; semi-MIndic, compare Pali tāvatiṃsa), = more usual trāyas-tri°, q.v., a class of gods; this form seems to occur only in Lalitavistara (compare also traya-tiṃśad), but is fairly common there in ed. and mss. (with vv.ll. trāyas-t°): Lalitavistara 150.2; 225.17; 366.9; 396.14; 401.9; °śa-kāyika, 365.8 (v.l. traya-); of these, stem-final t only in 225.17, where most mss. trāyas°.
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: Trimsha, Traya.
Full-text: Six Devalokas, Sthavira, gnas brtan bcu drug, Shodashasthavira, Shodasha, Sixteen arhats, Panthaka.
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