Mahayanika, Māhāyānika: 2 definitions
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Mahayanika 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.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMāhāyānika (माहायानिक).—a. That which propounds the view of the followers of the Mahāyāna school of Buddhism; यद्येवं प्रत्युक्तः स माहायानिकः पक्षः (yadyevaṃ pratyuktaḥ sa māhāyānikaḥ pakṣaḥ) | ŚB. on MS.1.1.5.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryMahāyānika (महायानिक).—follower of the mahāyāna, see s.v. -yānika.
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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A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 3 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
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Padarthadharmasamgraha and Nyayakandali (by Ganganatha Jha)
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