Adhimanika, Adhimānika: 3 definitions
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Adhimanika means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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.
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryadhimānika : (adj.) one who thinks that he has attained some supernatural knowledge not actually being so.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryAdhimānika, (adj.) (fr. adhimāna) having undue confidence in oneself, conceited A.V, 162, 169, 317; DhA.III, 111. (Page 29)
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryAdhimānika (अधिमानिक).—adj. (Pali id.; to prec. plus -ika, or next plus -ka), haughty, arrogant, conceited: Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 234.1; 267.5; 377.10.
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Ādhimānika (आधिमानिक).—(?) , adj. (adhimāna plus -ika), proud: so v.l. for text ābhimānika in Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 38.12; 39.4.
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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Full-text: Adhimana, Navayanasamprasthita.
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