Triratna

American  

[tree-ruht-nuh] / triˈrʌt nə /

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. the three components of Buddhism, which are the Buddha, or teacher, the dharma, or teaching, and the Sangha, or priesthood.

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Etymology

Origin of Triratna

< Sanskrit: three jewels, equivalent to tri three + ratna jewel

Example Sentences

The 61-year-old is a member of the Triratna Buddhist Order, a worldwide movement of people who try to engage with the Buddha's teachings in the conditions of the modern world.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2024

This plaint is repeated thrice and is followed by an invocation: "Wholeheartedly we cast ourselves to the earth, O Triratna, who dost exist eternally in the realm of dharma of the ten directions."

From Buddhism and Buddhists in China by Hodous, Lewis

Sangha, the Buddhist Church, and the third term of the Triratna or Buddhist trinity, the two other being Buddha and Dharma, his law.

From The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by Nuttall, P. Austin

Perhaps, it is the Triratna, or Three Jewels, that these represent, the Trinity of Buddha, the Law, and the Order.

From Religion in Japan by Cobbold, George A. (George Augustus)