ཁ་ཤ། | Glossary of Terms

The Central Asian city-state more commonly known in Tibetan as li yul and in English as Khotan. Here mentioned as the region in which the dwelling place of bodhisattvas called Gośṛṇga is located.

A tribe of people from the northwest of India and central Asia who were significant in ancient India and are described in the Mahābhārata as having taken part in the Kurukṣetra war on the side of the Kurus against the Paṇḍavas. The Purāṇic literature generally describes them in a negative light, as barbarians. They are often mentioned in Buddhist literature and presently maintain Khasa culture in Himachal Pradesh.

An alternative name for the ancient kingdom of Khotan which was located on the southern branch of the Silk Road that passed through the Tarim Basin. The kingdom, which was an important oasis and center for trade, existed during the first millennium ᴄᴇ.

A country north of India.

A geographical location in this sūtra.