Trividya, Tri-vidya: 9 definitions
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Trividya 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 Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramTrividyā (त्रिविद्या) [=Vidyātritaya?] refers to the “three Vidyās”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “(Kubjikā’s) iconic form is threefold (according to whether it is) in (the transmission) of the Child, Middle One or the Aged. [...] The descent (to earth), associated with the three Vidyās [i.e., vidyātritaya-saṃyukta], of the lineages (oli) takes place in each Age in this Clan (gotra) and in that of Amarī and the others in the teaching. O god, Parā, the one syllable Vidyā, has been explained previously, (even so) I will explain that properly (and) the very subtle, imperishable goal. [...]”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāTrividya (त्रिविद्य) [=Trividyā?] refers to the “three knowledges”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “Then the Bodhisattva Gaganagañja, having praised the Lord with these verses, addressed himself to the Lord: ‘[...] The Lord, having become the king of doctors (vaidyarāja), establishes the way into the state without disease (vyādhi) or death (maraṇa) for [living beings] who are involved with this world covered with desire, defilement, and obstruction (āvaraṇa) from beginningless until endless time (anavarāgra). The Lord, having had power and vitality, is skilled in the knowledge if what is proper and what is improper, and has obtained the three knowledges (trividya). [...]”.
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 dictionaryTrividya (त्रिविद्य).—a Brāhmaṇa versed in the three Vedas.
Derivable forms: trividyaḥ (त्रिविद्यः).
Trividya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tri and vidya (विद्य).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryTrividyā (त्रिविद्या).—f.
(-dyā) Three branches of knowledge, especially that of the three Vedas. E. tri, and vidyā knowledge.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryTrividya (त्रिविद्य).—[adjective] containing the three Vedas.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Trividya (त्रिविद्य):—[=tri-vidya] [from tri] mfn. containing the 3 Vedas (Śiva; cf. trayī-tanu)
2) Trividyā (त्रिविद्या):—[=tri-vidyā] [from tri-vidya > tri] f. threefold knowledge (cf. trayīvidyā), [Pāṇini 4-1, 88; Patañjali]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryTrividyā (त्रिविद्या):—[tri-vidyā] (dyā) 1. f. Three branches of science or knowledge.
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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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Full-text: Traividya, Traividyaka, Te Vijja, Sthama, Marana, Vidyatritaya, Vaidya, Anavaragra, Vyadhi, Parakrama, Sthanasthana, Jnanakushala, Sannivesha.
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The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter XCIII - Laws of virtue as promulgated by the holy Yajnavalkya < [Agastya Samhita]
Kautilya Arthashastra (by R. Shamasastry)
Chapter 19 - The Duties of a King < [Book 1 - Concerning Discipline]
Buddhist records of the Western world (Xuanzang) (by Samuel Beal)
Chapter 3 - Country of Ta-ch’a-shi-lo (Takshashila) < [Book III - Eight Countries]
Chapter 6 - Country of Kia-shi-mi-lo (Kashmir) < [Book III - Eight Countries]
Chapter 21 - Country of Kien-t’o-lo (Gandhara) < [Book II - Three Countries]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Part 4 - Bodily and mental exertion < [Chapter XXVII - The Virtue of Exertion]
The Fo-Sho-Hing-Tsan-King (A Life of Buddha) (by Samuel Beal)
Varga 26. Mahāparinirvāṇa < [Kiouen V]