In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Anadhika (अनधिक) refers to “decrease” [?], according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 41).—Accordingly, “[The eighteen āveṇika-dharmas (‘special attributes’)]—[...] (4). The Buddha has no notion of variety.—[...] Furthermore, ‘three times during the night and three times during the day, the Buddha considers beings with his Buddha eye’ and never allows the time of asking himself who can be converted to pass by. Considering beings impartially, he has no notion of variety. Furthermore, the Buddha has praised the good dharmas in many ways and criticized the bad dharmas in many ways. However, faced with good or with bad, his mind shows no increase or decrease ([anūna-anadhika?]—anūnānadhika): it is only in order to save beings that he makes distinctions. Thus he has no notion of variety. [...]”.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Anadhika (अनधिक).—a. [na. ta.]

1) Not more or excessive.

2) Boundless; perfect.

3) Not capable of being enlarged or surpassed.

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

1) Anadhika (अनधिक):—[=an-adhika] mfn. having no superior, not to be enlarged or excelled

2) [v.s. ...] boundless

3) [v.s. ...] perfect.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Anadhika (अनधिक):—[(kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) a.] Boundless; ne plus ultra.

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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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Partial matches: Adhika, An.

Starts with: Anadhikar, Anadhikara, Anadhikaracarca, Anadhikaracarcca, Anadhikaracharcha, Anadhikaracharchcha, Anadhikari, Anadhikarika, Anadhikarin.

Ends with: Anjanadhika, Dhanadhika, Manadhika, Pramanadhika, Pranadhika, Sarvadanadhika.

Full-text: Anuna.

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