Vajrashri, Vajraśrī: 2 definitions
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Vajrashri means something in 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 Vajraśrī can be transliterated into English as Vajrasri or Vajrashri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryVajraśrī (वज्रश्री).—(1) name of a ‘gandharva maid’: Kāraṇḍavvūha 4.15; (2) f., name of a number of lokadhātus: Daśabhūmikasūtra 99.17.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVajraśrī (वज्रश्री):—[=vajra-śrī] [from vajra > vaj] f. Name of a Gandharvī, [Kāraṇḍa-vyūha]
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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Starts with: Vajrashrinkhala, Vajrashrinkhalika.
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