Nishchidra, Niśchidra, Nis-chidra, Nikchidra: 8 definitions

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Nishchidra means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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.

The Sanskrit term Niśchidra can be transliterated into English as Nischidra or Nishchidra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Nishchhidra.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

[«previous next»] — Nishchidra in Mahayana glossary
Source: WikiPedia: Mahayana Buddhism

Niśchidra (निश्छिद्र) or Niśchidravāhana (Tibetan: med-par ’jug-pa) or “uninterrupted engagement ” refers to one of the four Manaskāra (“modes of mental engagement”) connected with śamatha (“access concentration”), according to Kamalaśīla and the Śrāvakabhūmi section of the Yogācārabhūmi-śāstra.

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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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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Nishchidra in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Niśchidra (निश्छिद्र).—adj. without holes, and without weak points, Böhtl. Ind. Spr. 122.

Niśchidra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nis and chidra (छिद्र).

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

Niśchidra (निश्छिद्र).—[adjective] having no rent, openings, or weak points; whole, complete, uninterrupted.

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

Niśchidra (निश्छिद्र):—[=niś-chidra] [from niś > niḥ] mfn. having no rents or holes, without weak points or defects, unhurt, uninterrupted, [Varāha-mihira; Kāvya literature; Purāṇa]

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

Niśchidra (निश्छिद्र) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇicchiḍḍa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Nishchidra 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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Nishchidra in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Niśchidra (ನಿಶ್ಛಿದ್ರ):—

1) [adjective] that is not porous.

2) [adjective] that is not broken, split.

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Niśchidra (ನಿಶ್ಛಿದ್ರ):—

1) [noun] that which is not porous.

2) [noun] that which is not broken, split.

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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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