In Hinduism

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (philosophy)

Krayavikraya (क्रयविक्रय) refers to “buying and selling”, according to the Īśvarapratyabhijñāvivṛtivimarśinī 2.131.—Accordingly, “[They] ‘consist in each other’ [means the following]: even the essence of [ordinary human practice] such as buying and selling (krayavikraya), etc., is nothing but such a manifesting consciousness. Only that which is manifest in such a way is for this very reason useful [in providing] to me, for whom [this thing is manifest and while I am] being manifest [myself], an efficacy which is [itself] necessarily manifest!”.

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Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Krayavikraya (क्रयविक्रय) refers to “(the rules of) commerce”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 2).—Accordingly, “[Question.—Why do the Buddhist sūtras begin with the words: ‘Thus have I heard’?]—[...] Although the disciples of the Buddha understood the non-existence of self (anātman), they conform to current usage (saṃvṛtidharma) and speak of a self (ātman). But this ātman is not a true Ātman. Thus there is nothing ridiculous in exchanging copper coins (tāmrakārṣāpaṇa) for gold coins (suvarṇakārṣāpaṇa). Why? Because the rules of commerce (krayavikraya-dharma) demand it. It is the same when we speak of ātman. In a system [that sets up the thesis of] the Anātman, we can talk about the Ātman; by conforming to current usage (lokasaṃvṛti), we do not incur any blame. [...]”.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

krayavikraya (क्रयविक्रय).—m (S) Buying and selling; traffic, trade, commerce.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

krayavikraya (क्रयविक्रय).—m Buying and selling; trade.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Krayavikraya (क्रयविक्रय).—m.

(-yaḥ) Trade, traffic, buying and selling. E. kraya purchase, vikraya sale.

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

Krayavikraya (क्रयविक्रय).—m. buying and selling, traffic, 8, 401.

Krayavikraya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kraya and vikraya (विक्रय).

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

Krayavikraya (क्रयविक्रय).—[masculine] buying and selling (sgl. & [dual]), traffic.

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

Krayavikraya (क्रयविक्रय):—[=kraya-vikraya] [from kraya > krī] m. sg. and [dual number] buying and selling, trade, [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata; Pañcatantra iii]

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

Krayavikraya (क्रयविक्रय):—[kraya-vikraya] (yaḥ) 1. m. Trade, traffic.

[Sanskrit to German]

Krayavikraya in German

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Krayavikraya (ಕ್ರಯವಿಕ್ರಯ):—[noun] (pl.) the transactions or instances of buying and selling.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Kraya, Vikraya.

Starts with: Krayavikrayadharma, Krayavikrayanushaya.

Full-text: Krayavikrayanushaya, Krayavikrayin, Kayavikkaya, Krayavikrayika, Vikraya, Kraya.

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Kashyapa Shilpa-shastra (study) (by K. Vidyuta)

9. Dwellings outside the Prākāras < [Chapter 3 - Prākāra Lakṣaṇa]

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Shishupala-vadha (Study) (by Shila Chakraborty)

Tax system according to Manusaṃhitā < [Chapter 5 - Policies of taxation]

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