Triyana, Triyāna, Tri-yana: 8 definitions
Introduction:
Triyana 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 GaganagañjaparipṛcchāTriyāna (त्रियान) refers to the “three vehicles”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly: “[...] As long as the Buddhas and Bodhisatvas in ten directions taught a hundred thousand ways into the dharma (dharmamukha) by means of syllables, explanations, and agreed terms, all those voices of the dharma, which never increase or decrease and do not enter into any difference, resonated in the open space endlessly. By the sound of the dharma, all living beings in this world system of three thousandfold worlds obtained this understanding, and thus immeasurable and incalculable living beings became matured in the three vehicles (triyāna). [...]”
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.
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgrahaTriyāna (त्रियान) refers to the “three vehicles” as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 2):
- Śrāvakayāna (the disciples’ vehicle),
- Pratyekabuddhayāna (the independent Buddhas’ vehicle),
- Mahāyāna (the great vehicle).
The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., triyāna). The work is attributed to Nagarguna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryTriyāna (त्रियान).—nt., the triple vehicle: °nam ekayānaṃ ca Laṅkāvatāra-sūtra 155.14 (see yāna).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryTriyāna (त्रियान).—[neuter] the three vehicles ([ritual or religion]).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryTriyāna (त्रियान):—[=tri-yāna] [from tri] n. the 3 Vehicles (leading to Nirvāṇa), [Buddhist literature]
[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.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryTriyāna (त्रियान):—n. 1. three ways; 2. three kinds of transportations; 3. the collection of three Buddhist scriptures known as महायान, हीनयान [mahāyāna, hīnayāna ] and वज्रयान [vajrayāna] ;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Triyanabbe, Triyanabbeaum, Triyanabbeyaum, Triyanatreya.
Ends with: Pitriyana.
Full-text: Sampraveshana, Shravakayana, Mahayana, Pratyekabuddhayana, Three Vehicles, Yana, Great vehicle, Vehicle of the Shravakas, Vehicle of the Hearers, Vehicle of the Pratyekabuddhas, Vehicle of the solitary Buddhas, Dharmamukha.
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