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Sudrisha, ܻṛśa: 4 definitions

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Sudrisha 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 term ܻṛśa can be transliterated into English as Sudrsa or Sudrisha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Sudrisha in Mahayana glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

ܻṛśa (सुदृ�) is part of the group of Gods inhabiting the fourth Բ of the ū貹ٳ (or Brahmaloka): the second of the three worlds, according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 32-34. The gods of the form realm (ū貹ٳ), having fallen from the pure abodes (śܻ屹), will again conceive sensual desire and will abide in the impure spheres.

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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 ūٰ of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā ūٰ.

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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhism

ܻṛśa (सुदृ�) refers to a group of deities (from the similarly-named heaven) mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa: one of the largest Kriyā Tantras devoted to Mañjuśrī (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Mañjuśrī and were taught to and by Buddha Śākyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including the ܻṛśas).

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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 (Բ) are collected indepently.

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General definition (in Buddhism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Sudrisha in Buddhism glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgraha

ܻṛśa (सुदृ�, “beautiful�) refers one of the eighteen “gods of the form-realms� (ū屹𱹲) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 128). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., ܻṛśa). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Sudrisha in Sanskrit glossary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

ܻṛśa (सुदृ�).�m. pl. (= Pali sudassa), name of the 3d of the śܻ屹 (place, and class of gods), see deva: Lalitavistara 150.10; Ѳ屹ٳ ii.349.1; 360.22; Ѳ屹ܳٱ貹ٳپ 3104; ٳ󲹰ṃg 128; [Page599-a+ 71] پ屹Բ 68.16; 138.23; 367.14; 568.29; (Āⲹ-)Ѳñśīū첹貹 19.11; 69.6 (sg.); Բ-śٲ첹 i.5.3 etc.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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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