Bhikshana, Bhikṣaṇa: 9 definitions
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Bhikshana means something in 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.
The Sanskrit term Bhikṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Bhiksana or Bhikshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
India history and geography
Bhikṣaṇa (भिक्षण) is another name for Bhikhanapā: one of the eighty-four Siddhas (Siddhācāryas) of the Sahajayāna school, according to sources such as the Varṇaratnākara of Jyotirīśvara (i.e., the Varna-Ratnakara by Jyotirishwar Thakur).—The Sahaja-Yana is a philosophical and esoteric movement of Tantric Buddhism which had enormous influence in the Indian subcontinent and the Himalayas.—Many of these Mahāsiddhas [e.g., Bhikṣaṇa-pā] were historical figures whose lives and mystical powers were the subject of legends. They are often associated with teachings belonging to Hinduism, Buddhism, Ajivikism and Jainism such as the Nath Tradition.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Bhikṣaṇa (भिक्षण).—[bhikṣ-lyuṭ] Begging, begging alms, mendicancy.
Derivable forms: bhikṣaṇam (भिक्षणम्).
Bhikṣaṇa (भिक्षण).—n.
(-ṇaṃ) Begging, asking alms. E. bhikṣ to beg, lyuṭ aff.
Bhikṣaṇa (भिक्षण).—[neuter] begging, asking for alms.
Bhikṣaṇa (भिक्षण):—[from bhikṣ] n. (and f(ā). , [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]) the act of begging, asking alms, [Āpastamba; Mahābhārata]
Bhikṣaṇa (भिक्षण):—(ṇaṃ) 1. n. A begging.
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Bhikṣaṇa (भिक्षण) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Bhikkhaṇa.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Bhiksanapa, Bhikshanapada.
Full-text: Bhiksanapa, Bhikshanapada, Bhikkhana, Chandayacaka, Chandaka, Bhikhanapa.
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
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Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Study of deha prakruti, peak expiratory flow rate and srotas – a review < [2020: Volume 9, October issue 12]
Study on pranavaha srotas w.s.r. to tamak swas < [2018: Volume 7, May issue 9]
International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
Physiological study and evaluation of rasa dhatu kshaya w.s.r. to “hypotension” < [2022, Issue 2, February]