Acchidra: 10 definitions
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Acchidra means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Achchhidra.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraAcchidra (अच्छिद्र, “crackless”) or Acchidraśīla refers to the “morality without cracks”, according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 36.—Accordingly, “if, with the exception of the four grave offenses formulated in the fivefold discipline (pañcaśīla), one violates all the other serious precepts, this is a violation ‘with faults’ (khaṇḍa). The other wrongdoings are ‘cracks ‘ (chidra). [...] the great sins are called ‘defects’ (defeats?) and the small wrongdoings are called ‘cracks’”.
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāAcchidra (अच्छिद्र) refers to the “absence of chinks (in one’s thought)”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “Then the Bodhisattva Gaganagañja said this to the congregation of Bodhisattvas: ‘Sons of good family, may all of you elucidate the gates into the dharma of transcending the path of the works of Māra’ [...] The Bodhisattva Śailaśikharasaṃghaṭṭanarāja said: ‘Just as the wind enters through a chink, just so the māra can find a weak point where there is a chink in thought. The Bodhisattva therefore should not have any chink (acchidra) in his thought. Here, the thought without chink (acchidra) is, that is to say, to fulfill the emptiness endowed with all sorts of excellencies ([...]). This is the gate into the light of the dharma that the Bodhisattva transcends the sphere of the Māra’”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAcchidra (अच्छिद्र).—a. [na. ba.] Unbroken, uninjured, complete, unimpaired, without holes or weak points, faultless, without defect; अच्छिद्रैः सुस्तम्भैर्मन्त्रिभिः (acchidraiḥ sustambhairmantribhiḥ) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.126; जपच्छिद्रं तपच्छिद्रं यच्छिद्रं श्राद्धकर्मणि । सर्वं भवतु मेऽच्छिद्रं ब्राह्मणानां प्रसादतः (japacchidraṃ tapacchidraṃ yacchidraṃ śrāddhakarmaṇi | sarvaṃ bhavatu me'cchidraṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ prasādataḥ) ||; तत्तथा क्रियतां राजन्यथाऽच्छिद्रः क्रतुर्भवेत् (tattathā kriyatāṃ rājanyathā'cchidraḥ kraturbhavet) Rām., °ऊति (ūti) giving perfect protection Ṛgveda 1.245.3.
-dram A faultless action or condition, absence of defect; °द्रेण (dreṇa) uninterruptedly, from first to last.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAcchidra (अच्छिद्र).—[adjective] unbroken, uninterrupted, complete.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Acchidra (अच्छिद्र):—[=a-cchidra] mfn. free from clefts or flaws, unbroken, uninterrupted, uninjured
2) [v.s. ...] n. unbroken or uninjured condition, an action free from defect or flaw
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAcchidra (अच्छिद्र):—I. [tatpurusha compound] n.
(-dram) Uninterruptedness, complete-ness. E. a neg. and chidra. Ii. [bahuvrihi compound] m. f. n.
(-draḥ-drā-dram) 1) Uninterrupted.
2) Uninjured, unhurt. E. a priv. and chidra.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Acchidra (अच्छिद्र) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Acchidda.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAcchidra (ಅಚ್ಛಿದ್ರ):—
1) [adjective] not having pores; non-porous; not having rifts.
2) [adjective] not broken; being in intact position.
3) [adjective] without deficiency; defectless.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Acchidracitta, Acchidracittata, Acchidradarshana, Acchidrakanda, Acchidrata, Acchidrayaman, Acchidrodhan, Acchidrodhni.
Ends with: Anumukhacchidra, Dinacchidra, Divasacchidra, Garbhacchidra, Ghanacchidra, Grahacchidra, Grihacchidra, Jalanirgamanacchidra, Karnacchidra, Kritacchidra, Paracchidra, Sacchidra, Saptacchidra, Shatacchidra, Sukshmacchidra, Svaracchidra, Trasacchidra, Yugacchidra.
Full-text: Acchidrakanda, Acchidroti, Acchidrodhni, Chidradarshana, Acchedya, Acchidradarshana, Acchidroktha, Acchidda, Acchinnaparna, Acchidrena, Acchedika, Acchidyamana, Acchinna, Aviddhakarna, Aroka, Achidradarshana, Acchinnapattra, Aviddhakarni, Chidra.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter IV(b) - Anugīta-Gāthā < [Volume I]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 4 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 12 - Liberation (mokṣa) < [Chapter XXIX-XXX - Controversy Between the Dualists and the Monists]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 28 - Jaṭeśvara (jaṭa-īśvara-liṅga) < [Section 2 - Caturaśīti-liṅga-māhātmya]
Chapter 28 - Procedure of the Pilgrimage (Yātrā) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 3: Wandering of Mahāvīra and Gośāla (continued) < [Chapter IV - Mahāvīra’s second period of more than six years]