Acaratantra, Ācāratantra, Acara-tantra: 4 definitions

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Acaratantra means something in 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 Acharatantra.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ācāratantra (आचारतन्त्र).—one of the four classes of the Tantras (with Buddhists).

Derivable forms: ācāratantram (आचारतन्त्रम्).

Ācāratantra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ācāra and tantra (तन्त्र).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Ācāratantra (आचारतन्त्र) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—tantra. Stein 227.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ācāratantra (आचारतन्त्र):—[=ā-cāra-tantra] [from ā-cāra > ā-car] n. one of the four classes of [Tantrasāra; Buddhist literature]

[Sanskrit to German]

Acaratantra in German

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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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