Chatra (umbrella)

Chatra
The Buddha under a chatra inscribed "Gift of Abhayamira in 154 GE" (474 CE), Gupta art from the reign of Kumaragupta II, now held by the Sarnath Museum.[1]
Translations of
Chatra
Englishceremonial umbrella or parasol
Sanskritछत्र/छत्त्र, छत्ररत्न
(IAST: chatra/chattra, chatraratna)
Palichatta
Burmeseထီး
Chinese伞/, 伞盖/傘蓋
(Pinyin: sǎn, sǎngài)
Japanese傘, 傘蓋
(Rōmaji: san/kasa, sangai)
Khmerឆ័ត្រ
Korean산(傘), 산개(傘蓋)
(RR: san, sangae)
Tibetanརིནཆེན་གདུགས,[2] གདུགས་ནི།
(rin chen gdugs, gdugs ni)
Thaiฉัตร
(RTGS: chat)
Glossary of Buddhism

The chatra or chhatra, also known under various translations including the ceremonial, state, royal, or holy umbrella or parasol, is a symbol of royal power and sanctity in Indian art and a symbol of holiness in Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism. There are also various specific forms, including 3-, 7-, 8-, and 9-tiered chatra and the bejewelled chatraratna.

  1. ^ "Collections-Virtual Museum of Images and Sounds". vmis.in. American Institute of Indian Studies.
  2. ^ Sarat Chandra Das (1902). Tibetan–English Dictionary with Sanskrit Synonyms. Kolkata: Bengal Secretariat Book Depot, p. 69.