Antagahika, Antagāhikā, Anta-gahika: 1 definition

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Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Antagāhikā refers to: (f.), viz. diṭṭhi, is an attribute of micchādiṭṭhi, i. e. heretical doctrine. The meaning of anta in this combn. is not quite clear: either “holding (wrong) principles (goals, Morris)”, viz. the 3 as specified above 4 under tayo antā (thus Morris J P T S. 1884, 70), or “taking extreme sides, i. e. extremist”, or “wrong, opposite (= antya, see anta2)” (thus Kern, Toev. s. v.) Vin.I, 172; D.III, 45, 48 (an°); S.I, 154; A.I, 154; II, 240; III, 130; Ps.I, 151 sq.

Note: antagāhikā is a Pali compound consisting of the words anta and gāhikā.

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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