# रत्नत्रय (ratnatraya)

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रत्नत्रय (ratnatraya) is a Sanskrit word meaning in Buddhism, the triad of Buddha, Dharma, and Samgha.

- **SLP1:** `ratnatraya`  **IAST:** ratnatraya  **Devanagari:** रत्नत्रय
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratnatraya
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/ratnatraya/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### Other (1 definition)
- 1. In Buddhism, the triad of Buddha, Dharma, and Samgha. 2. In Jainism, the triad of right perception, right knowledge, and right conduct.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 864,3] रत्न (ratna) — त्रय (—traya) n. ‘ j° -triad’, the three j° or excellent things (with Buddhists, viz. बुद्ध (buddha), धर्म (dharma) and संघ (saṃgha); or with Jainas, viz. सम्यग् - दर्शन (samyag-darśana), सम्यग् - ज्ञान (samyag-jñāna) and सम्यक् - चारित्र (samyak-cāritra) ) [ ID=174289 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899).
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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