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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: archive.org: Bulletin of the French School of the Far East (volume 5)

Nacara (नचर) [?] (in Chinese: Na-tchö-lo) is the name of an ancient kingdom associated with  Puṣya or Puṣyanakṣatra, as mentioned in chapter 18 of the Candragarbha: the 55th section of the Mahāsaṃnipāta-sūtra, a large compilation of Sūtras (texts) in Mahāyāna Buddhism partly available in Sanskrit, Tibetan and Chinese.—Chapter 18 deals with geographical astrology and, in conversation with Brahmarāja and others, Buddha explains how he entrusts the Nakṣatras [e.g., Puṣya] with a group of kingdoms [e.g., Nacara] for the sake of protection and prosperity.

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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.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

nācarā (नाचरा).—a (nāca) Disposed to dancing. Pr. adhīṃ bāī nācarī ticē pāyānta bāndhalī ghāgarī. The word is more frequently used in figurative senses; as Frisky, ever capering and curveting--a horse: also forward, officious, impertinently obtrusive and busy--a person.

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nācāra (नाचार).—a (Or lācāra) Poor or indigent. 2 Helpless, destitute, forlorn. Note. The popular usus distinguishes betwixt these two forms of the word. nācāra is mainly applied in the sense Poor, whilst lācāra is confined to the sense Helpless or remediless, The form lācāra is better known.

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

nācarā (नाचरा).—a Disposed to dancing. The word is more frequently used in figurative senses; as Frisky, forward, officious.

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nācāra (नाचार).—a (Or lācāra) Poor or indigent. Helpless, destitute, forlorn.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Nacaragata.

Ends with (+14): Abhinnacara, Anacara, Ananacara, Antardhanacara, Asannacara, Banacara, Bannacara, Bhaumadarshanacara, Brahmanacara, Bubbanacara, Bubbunacara, Budhadarshanacara, Cimanacara, Cinacara, Dakshinacara, Gaganacara, Ganacara, Janacara, Kalyanacara, Kananacara.

Full-text: Nacaragata, Nacari, Pushya.

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