The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2534 page)

Read The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions Online

Authors: John Bowker

BOOK: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
6.94Mb size Format: txt, pdf, ePub
Tri
ara
a
(Skt.; P
li,
tisara
a
, ‘threefold refuge’). Basic Buddhist orientation of life, taking refuge in the
Three Jewels
(
triratna
): the
Buddha
, the
dharma
, and the
sa
gha
.
Tri
ula
(Skt., ‘trident’).
iva's
emblem in Hinduism, denoting his threefold role (
trim
rti
) in creating, sustaining, and destroying; or his use of the three
gu
as
.
aivites frequently set up a tri
ula before worship (
p
j
).

Other books

e Squared by Matt Beaumont
Yo mato by Giorgio Faletti
Daughter of Sherwood by Laura Strickland
NightFall by Roger Hayden
Love Required by Melanie Codina
Sons, Servants and Statesmen by John Van der Kiste
Upon a Midnight Dream by Rachel Van Dyken
Swamp Team 3 by Jana DeLeon
El ojo de Eva by Karin Fossum