Dayika, Dāyika, Dāyikā: 6 definitions

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Dayika means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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.

In Buddhism

Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Dhamma Dana: Pali English Glossary

F (Female donor). Female counterpart of a dayaka (see this term).

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Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).

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India history and geography

Source: OpenEdition books: Vividhatīrthakalpaḥ (History)

Dāyika (दायिक) possibly refers to the Prakrit Dāia which refers to an ancient people, as is mentioned in the Vividhatīrthakalpa by Jinaprabhasūri (13th century A.D.): an ancient text devoted to various Jaina holy places (tīrthas).—Accordingly, “the Dāia killed the king of Maṃḍovara (Mandor)”.

Note: Dāia is possibly the Prakrite (sk. Dāyika) transcription of the word tajik meaning Arabic. Several inscriptions attest indeed an Arab raid in the second quarter of the 8th century. cf. Nausarī flat of the Gujarāt Calukyas Pulakeśirāja, dating from 738 (TVOC, Arian, p 231 and EI XVIII p 93;.. “Gwalior prasasti of Bhoja” dating from the 9th... S (EI XVIII p 101) "It seems probable that the Arab invasions of the “Nausārī plates” were those of the officers of Junaid, general of Khalif Hasham (724-743): EI XVIII p. 93.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

dāyikā : (f.) a female donor.

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

Dāyika, (adj.)=dāyaka PvA.157; Sdhp.211, 229. (Page 319)

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Dāyika (दायिक).—adj. and subst. m. (= Pali id. ifc., Sanskrit dāyin, dāyaka), giving, a giver: bījam…phala-dāyikam Mūla-Sarvāstivāda-Vinaya i.70.12 (verse); same verse in same story Divyāvadāna 462.23 dāyakam; -saṃghasya dāyikaiḥ prajñaptaḥ Mūla-Sarvāstivāda-Vinaya ii.113.5.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Dāyika (दायिक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Dāia.

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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.

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