In Hinduism

Vastushastra (architecture)

Source: OpenEdition books: Architectural terms contained in Ajitāgama and Rauravāgama

Maṇḍikā (मण्डिका) refers to “element of the cutter § 3.19.”.—(For paragraphs cf. Les enseignements architecturaux de l'Ajitāgama et du Rauravāgama by Bruno Dagens)

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Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.

In Buddhism

Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names

A tank in Ceylon restored by Parakkamabahu I. Cv.lxviii.44; see Cv. Trs.i.280, n. 5.

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. Mother of Mandikaputta (q.v.).

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Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

Maṇḍikā (मण्डिका) refers to “pastries”, according to chapter 3.1 [sambhava-jina-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.—Note: Maṇḍikā is said by the editor to be the Gujarati khājā, “pie-crust” (Shah khājuṃ). Monier-Williams quotes maṇḍīkā merely as fem. of maṇḍaka, with no distinction in meaning.

Accordingly: “[...] Rice that resembled lotuses with its fragrance to be absorbed by the nose; green gram bigger than grains of black gram; bowls of liquid; various sauces abundant and thick like the waters of Ghṛtoda, friends of nectar as it were; flour-cakes mixed with candied sugar; delightful sweetmeats; fruit with pleasant flavor; pastries (i.e., maṇḍikā) adorned with candied sugar; very tender marmarāla; delicate cakes fried in oil and butter; a savory sauce; smooth curdled milk; boiled milk; and curds with sugar and spices which destroyed hunger—these were prepared for the laymen’s meals, like meals for the King”.

Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I

Maṇḍika (मण्डिक) or Maṇḍikakathā refers to one of the 157 stories embedded in the Kathāmahodadhi by Somacandra (narrating stories from Jain literature, based on the Karpūraprakara), which is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi’ library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—The Kathāmahodadhi represents a repository of 157 stories [e.g., Maṇḍika-kathā] written in prose Sanskrit, although each of them is preceded by a verse. Together, they stage a large number of Jain characters (including early teachers). [...]

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

1) Maṇḍika (मण्डिक):—[from maṇḍ] a m. [plural] Name of a people, [Mahābhārata] ([Bombay edition] śuṇḍika; cf. maṇḍaka).

2) b maṇḍita etc. See p. 775, col. 3.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Māndika (मान्दिक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Maṃdia.

[Sanskrit to German]

Mandika 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.

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Starts with: Mandikakatha, Mandikaputta, Mandikar, Mantikai.

Ends with: Kamandika, Kaushmandika, Kushmandika, Mukhamandika.

Full-text: Shundika, Mantikai, Mandaka, Mukhamandika, Mandikaputta, Mamdia, Maranavastha, Uggahamana Samana Mandikaputta, Graha.

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