Chatra (umbrella)
The chatra (from Sanskrit: छत्र, meaning "umbrella") is an auspicious symbol in Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.
Chatra
The Buddha, standing under a Chatra umbrella, inscribed: "Gift of Abhayamira in 154 GE" (474 CE) in the reign of Kumaragupta II. Gupta art. Sarnath Museum.
| Translations of Chatra | |
|---|---|
| English | Umbrella |
| Sanskrit | Chatra |
| Pali | Chatta |
| Burmese | ထီး |
| Chinese | 伞/傘, 伞盖/傘蓋 (Pinyin: sǎn, sǎn gài) |
| Japanese | 傘, 傘蓋 (Rōmaji: san/kasa, sangai) |
| Khmer | ឆ័ត្រ |
| Korean | 산(傘), 산개(傘蓋) (RR: san, sangae) |
| Tibetan | རིནཆེན་གདུགས, གདུགས་ནི། (rin chen gdugs, gdugs ni) |
| Thai | ฉัตร (RTGS: chat) |
| Glossary of Buddhism | |
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