A Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism Klaus K Klostermaie

187 tri-märga
The wedding of trees.
called ‘marriage of the trees’, when two
close-standing trees are united in a ritual
not unlike that of vivaha (MARRIAGE).
Tretä Yuga
The second of the four world ages. (See
also TIME, DIVISIONS OF.)
trident (triÿula)
Ÿiva’s weapon. It is also carried by
Ÿaivite NÄGAS (3) both as a symbol and
a weapon.
triguæa (‘[possessing] three qualities’)
The designation of matter (prakøti) as
composed of sattva (light), rajas (excitement)
and tamas (darkness), affecting
all material entities. (See also GUŒA.)
Trilocana (‘three-eyed’)
A designation of Ÿiva, who has a third
eye in the middle of his forehead that is
very destructive. He burned KÄMA to
death with a glance from it.
triloka
(‘three worlds’)
Variously understood as either comprising
netherworlds (näraka), earth
(bhümi) and heaven (svarga), or earth
(bhurloka), sky (bhuvarloka) and planets
(svarloka). The great gods are often
called ‘rulers of the three worlds’.
tri-märga
(‘three ways’)
The triad of karmamärga (path of
action), bhaktimärga (path of devotion)
and jñänamärga (path of knowledge).