Carayin, Cārayin: 1 definition
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Carayin 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 Charayin.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryCārayin (चारयिन्).—(?) , adj. ? (to cārayati, caus. of car-; if adj. form, contains suffix -in), propagating, spreading (heretical views): vakṣyanty avarṇam asmākaṃ tīrthyavādaṃ ca cārayī (v.l. °yi) Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 273.3 (verse); Kashgar recension tīrthikā vāca cārayī, which seems better in eliminating the super- fluous and disturbing ca; but the form cārayī could not only be n. pl. of an in-stem adj., but also ger. (note v.l. °yi, also ambiguous). WT kārayī with ms. Ḱ.
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Starts with: Carayintali.
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