Tridhatu, Tridhātu, Tri-dhatu: 9 definitions
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Tridhatu 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.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāTridhātu (त्रिधातु) refers to the “three elements” (i.e., ‘earth, water, and wind’), according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, as the Lord said: “[...] [On the contrary,] these three elements (tridhātu) [namely, earth, water, and wind] are endowed with origination and destruction, unstable and of no long duration. It is perceived that these are changeable, but space is by no means changeable. [...]”.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryTridhātu (त्रिधातु).—an epithet of Gaṇeśa;
Derivable forms: tridhātuḥ (त्रिधातुः).
Tridhātu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tri and dhātu (धातु).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryTridhātu (त्रिधातु).—m.
(-tuḥ) A name of Ganesa. n. (-ta) Three minerals, &c. E. tri three, and dhātu mineral, &c. trīn dharmārthakāmān dadhāti puṣṇāti dhā-tun .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryTridhātu (त्रिधातु).—adj. threefold,
Tridhātu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tri and dhātu (धातु).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryTridhātu (त्रिधातु).—[adjective] tripartite, triple; [neuter] = trijagat.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Tridhātu (त्रिधातु):—[=tri-dhātu] [from tri] mfn. consisting of 3 parts, triple, threefold (used like [Latin] triplex to denote excessive), [Ṛg-veda; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa v, 5, 5, 6]
2) [v.s. ...] m. ([scilicet] puroḍāśa) Name of an oblation, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā ii, 3, 6. 1] (-tva n. abstr.)
3) [v.s. ...] m. Gaṇeśa, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] Name of a man, [Tāṇḍya-brāhmaṇa xiii, 3, 12 [Scholiast or Commentator]]
5) [v.s. ...] n. the triple world, [Ṛg-veda]
6) [v.s. ...] the aggregate of the 3 minerals or of the 3 humours, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryTridhātu (त्रिधातु):—[tri-dhātu] (tuḥ) 2. m. A name of Ganesha. n. Three minerals.
[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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Tridhatuka, Tridhatushringa, Tridhatutva.
Full-text: Traidhatva, Tridhatutva, Tridhatushringa, Traidhatavi, Traidhatuka, Traidhatava, Dhatu, Vertical Cosmology.
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Search found 14 books and stories containing Tridhatu, Tridhātu, Tri-dhatu, Tri-dhātu; (plurals include: Tridhatus, Tridhātus, dhatus, dhātus). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Guhyagarbha Tantra (with Commentary) (by Gyurme Dorje)
Text 9.14 (Commentary) < [Chapter 9 (Text And Commentary)]
Hiranyakesi-grihya-sutra (by Hermann Oldenberg)
Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita (by Laxmi Maji)
Medical Science in the Vedas < [Chapter 2 - The nature of treatment for diseases in the Ancient era]
Natural Treatment in the Vedas < [Chapter 2 - The nature of treatment for diseases in the Ancient era]
Vedic influence on the Sun-worship in the Puranas (by Goswami Mitali)
Part 20 - Viṣṇu (the Deity with Three Strides) < [Chapter 2 - Salient Traits of the Solar Divinities in the Veda]
Part 43 - The Procedure of Worshipping the Sun-god < [Chapter 2 - Salient Traits of the Solar Divinities in the Veda]
Vastu-shastra (1): Canons of Architecture (by D. N. Shukla)
(i) Origin of Indian architecture < [Chapter 4 - An outline History of Hindu Architecture]
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