Dharmaratna, Dharma-ratna: 8 definitions
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Dharmaratna means something in Buddhism, Pali, Jainism, Prakrit, 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: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraDharmaratna (धर्मरत्न) refers to the “jewel of the Dharma”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 3).—Accordingly, “[...] The merchants of the Dharma have gone, from whom can we request the jewel of the Dharma (dharmaratna)? A stanza says: ‘The Buddha has gone to rest forever: he has entered into Nirvāṇa. The multitude of those who have destroyed the bonds has likewise departed. Thus the universe is empty and without knowledge. The shadows of ignorance thicken, the lamp of knowledge is extinguished.’. Then the devas prostrated at the feet of Mahākāśyapa and uttered this stanza: ‘Elder! You have given up desire (rāga), anger (āghāta) and pride (māna). Your body is like a column of red gold (raktasuvarṇa-stambha). From head to toe, you are majestic, marvelous, peerless, The clarity of your eye is pure like the lotus’. [...]”.
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā1) Dharmaratna (धर्मरत्न) refers to “(that which is adorned with the) jewels of dharma”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “The great vehicle (mahāyāna) is made with four wheels (cakra), namely with the means of attraction, the spokes (ara) are well fitted as the roots of good have been transformed with intention (āśaya), [...] it is surrounded with the railing (vedikā) of all sorts of jewels as it is adorned with all the jewels of dharma (sarva-dharmaratna), it is fastened with a strong girth (varatra) of the highest intention (adhyāśaya) since it surpasses one’s earlier promise, [...]”.
2) Dharmaratna (धर्मरत्न) refers to the “dharma jewel (of the Awakened Lords)”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā.—Accordingly, “[...] Then, the bodhisatva, the great being, Gaganagañja addressed himself to the Lord: [...] (17-20) [How do Bodhisattvas] obtain the treasury of the dharma jewel of the Awakened Lords (dharmaratna-nidhāna), attain the characteristics and nature of all dharmas which are understood by the Tathāgatas, how do they mature all living beings by their primal purity, and apply himself to the attainment of all qualities of the Buddha? [...]’”.
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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection IDharmaratna (धर्मरत्न) or Dharmaratnasūri is the name of a teacher in the lineage of Jayavantasūri: the author of the Ṛṣidattārāsa (dealing with the lives of Jain female heroes), which is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi’ library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—Jayavantasūri, alias Guṇasaubhagya, pupil of Upādhyāya Vinayamaṇḍana, pupil of Dharmaratnasūri, as he describes himself in several of his writings. The work contains 41 ḍhālas. The heroine Ṛṣidattā exemplifies the virtuous wife (satī).
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDharmaratna (धर्मरत्न).—Name of a Jaina स्मृतिग्रन्थ (smṛtigrantha) prepared by Jīmūtavāhana.
Derivable forms: dharmaratnam (धर्मरत्नम्).
Dharmaratna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dharma and ratna (रत्न).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Dharmaratna (धर्मरत्न) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—(of which the Dāyabhāga is a part) by Jīmūtavāhana. L. 1974. Oudh. Xix, 104. Quoted in Vivādārṇavabhaṅga Peters. 2, 53. 118.
2) Dharmaratna (धर्मरत्न):—by Bhaiyābhaṭṭa. Burnell. 137^a.
3) Dharmaratna (धर्मरत्न):—by Jīmūtavāhana. Gov. Or. Libr. Madras 29. 39.
4) Dharmaratna (धर्मरत्न):—by Baiyābhaṭṭa. As p. 214 (Samayamayūkha).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDharmaratna (धर्मरत्न):—[=dharma-ratna] [from dharma > dhara] n. Name of [work]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Ratna, Dharma, Tarma.
Starts with: Dharmaratnakara, Dharmaratnakusumashrimegha, Dharmaratnamanjusha, Dharmaratnanidhana, Dharmaratnasamgrahani, Dharmaratnasuri.
Full-text (+4): Dharmaratnamanjusha, Dharmaratnakara, Jimutavahana paribhadriya, Bhaiyabhatta, Bhuratna, Dayabhaga, Bhava-shravaka, Sthapana-shravaka, Jimutavahana, Dravya-shravaka, Nama-shravaka, Nidhana, Bodhipakshika, Pota, Stambha, Dharmavriksha, Raktasuvarna, Suvarnastambha, Ajapati, Dharmavanij.
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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 6: Emancipation (mokṣa) of Hanumat (Hanumān) < [Chapter X - Rāma’s mokṣa (emancipation)]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Act 9.1: Description of the Ratnāvatī universe and the Buddha Ratnākara < [Chapter XV - The Arrival of the Bodhisattvas of the Ten Directions]
Part 4 - On the eternality and non-existence of the dharmas < [Chapter XXV - Patience Toward the Dharma]
Bhūmi 8: the unshakeable ground (acalā) < [Chapter XX - (2nd series): Setting out on the Mahāyāna]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 2.6 < [Section III - Sources of Knowledge of Dharma]
A Dictionary Of Chinese Buddhist Terms (by William Edward Soothill)