Jativada, Jātivāda: 4 definitions

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Jativada 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

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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

jātivāda : (m.) discussion about the parentage.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Jātivāda refers to: reputation of birth, character of descent, parentage. The 1st of the 5 characteristics constituting a “well-bred” brahmin: yāva sattamā pitāmahāyugā akkhitto anupakkuṭṭho jātivādena “of unblemished parentage back to the 7th generation” D. I, 120, etc. (=DA. I, 281); A. I, 166; III, 152, 223; Sn. 315, 596. Cp. gotta-vāda (e.g. D. I, 99);

Note: jātivāda is a Pali compound consisting of the words jāti and vāda.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Jātivāda (जातिवाद).—m. (= Pali id.), account or record of (a person's) birth: padmodbhaveyaṃ na hi jātivādaḥ saṃ- dūṣaṇām arhati nirmalatvād Gaṇḍavyūha 414.1 (verse).

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Jātivāda (ಜಾತಿವಾದ):—[noun] a believing that a particular caste is superior or people belonging to a particular caste are superior to others, and showing of undue preferences, favouritism, etc. to people belonging to one’s caste, and disliking deeply other castes.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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