The Sanskrit term Triśukla can be transliterated into English as Trisukla or Trishukla, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on Agriculture

Triśukla (त्रिशुक्ल) refers to the “three white stripes”, according to the 2nd-century Meghasūtra (“Cloud Sutra”) in those passages which contain ritual instructions.—Accordingly, “He who desires a mighty rain must perform this rite ‘the great-cloud-circle’ in an open space, overspread by a blue canopy, shaded by a blue banner, on a clear spot of earth; [being] a prophet of the Law, seated on a blue seat, fasting according to the aṣṭāṅga, with well-washed limbs, clad in pure raiment, anointed with fragrant odour, wearing the three white stripes (triśukla-bhojin), he must recite it for a day and night continuously facing the east; [...]”.

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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 dictionary

Triśukla (त्रिशुक्ल).—the holy combination of 'three days' viz. Uttarāyaṇa (day of the gods), the bright half of the moon (day of the manes) and daytime; त्रिशुक्ले मरणं यस्य (triśukle maraṇaṃ yasya), L. D. B.

Derivable forms: triśuklam (त्रिशुक्लम्).

Triśukla is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tri and śukla (शुक्ल).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Triśukla (त्रिशुक्ल).—(-bhojin), (eating) the three pure substances? or what is triply pure?:… japet triśuklabhojī, kṣīrāhāro vā (Ārya-)Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa 106.4. I have found no clue to the seemingly technical meaning There seems to be no reason to connect the word with Sanskrit triśukra ([Boehtlingk]).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Triśukla (त्रिशुक्ल):—[=tri-śukla] [from tri] m. (= kra) Śiva, [Mahābhārata]

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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.

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Partial matches: Shukla, Tri.

Starts with: Trishuklabhojin.

Full-text: Pancashukla, Bhojin.

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