ku sha

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Kusha Grass; Durva Grass

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For more information, please see [1] - [2] & [3].

SK 1) kusha grass; 2) city of Kusha [IW]

sacred grass used in certain religious ceremonies, poa cynosuroides, grass with long stalks and numerous pointed leaves, a city [JV]

Kusha Grass. Prior to it's being dried for ceremonial intent and offerings, kusha grass is called Durva Grass (rtsva dur ba). [RWB]

See also Durva Grass.

kusha grass. Syn rtsva mchog, ngan sel (the sacred grass used in religious ceremonies) [RY]

[Skt] 1) kusha grass [sacred grass poa cynosuroides, gra ma can, sweet, astringent, body heat neutral, by its power tshe ring du sring ba &, lus zungs rgyas par byed syn: khrus rtswa, ngan sel, mchod sbyin rgyan, dag byed, bdud 'dul ldan, gtsang byed, rtswa mchog, rtswa dbang, sa gnas, ngan sel; 2) a city). [IW]

kuśa grass (English: halfa grass, botanical name: Desmostachya bipinnata; a famous type of grass considered sacred in Buddhism and other Indian religions, and often used in rituals) [Erick Tsiknopoulos]

(med) Kusha grass
Synonyms : ngan sel (Shel gong) ku ntha (Dash 1989)
Sanskrit : kuśa, darbha (Pandanus)

ku shas tshe sring lus zungs rgyas par byed / zhes par / rang byung rdo rjes / ku shas sha cher skyed pa ste / gsungs so / ku sha zhes pa / bod skad du ngan sel te / rgya gar nas 'ong ba'i rtswa ku sha bum pa'i kha rgyan byed pa'i smyug 'dra gra ma can 'di'o / 'di sngon rtswa 'tshong bkra shis kyis bcos ldan ldan 'das la phul ba dang / bcom ldan 'das kyis dka' sbyad lo drug mdzad tshe gdan du bting bar mdzad pa'o // (Shel gong shel phreng, pdf p 310.2)
ku sha ni / rgya skad de bod skad du ngan sel zer / rgya gar du skye ba ste / gang du mi lam ngan pa sogs mi gtsong bar gyur na / ku sha'i tshal du song nas nyal ba na ngan pa thams cad sel pa'i phyir ngan sel du 'bod / des rgya gar nas 'ong ba bum pa'i kha brgyan byas pa 'jug ma 'dra ba yang / sngon rtwa 'tshong bas bcom ldan 'das la phul pa dang / ston pas dka' spyad mdzad tshe gdan du bting ba lags / de la 'bru yod par ku sha bhandha zhes pa rin po che'o // shel sgong las / ku shas tshe sring lus zungs rgyas par byed / ces so // (mDzes mtshar mig rgyan, pdf p 193)

Illustrations : 'Jam-dpal (pdf p 193) ku sha

1. Desmostachya bipinnata (L.) Stapf (Poaceae) Kusha, Darbha, Halfa grass, Salt reed-grass (Molvray 1988 D)
2. Thysanolaena latifolia (Roxb. ex Hornem.) Honda (Poaceae) Asian broom grass (Wangyal 2020; Boesi 2005)

One distinguishes between the herb Kusha grass, ku sha, and the ripe fruits, ku sha ban dha, which are considered a medicinal precious substance. In the Shel gong, the latter concludes the section of non meltable precious substances.
Johannes Schmidt (talk) 02:39, 4 March 2024 (EST)