Nithi, Nīthi: 1 definition
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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraNīthi (नीथि) or Nītha is the name of a dung-sweeper who was converted by the Buddha and made a great Arhat, according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter XLI. Accordingly, “Nītha (Nīthi?) was a refuse-sweeper. His long hair hung down in disorder; he was filthy and his clothes were in tatters. When he found a rag on his way, he used it to mend his garments. On his back he carried a jar full of refuse. One day when the Buddha was visiting Rājagṛha, Nītha, lowly and impure, did not dare to come near him for fear of increasing his misdeeds further. He took flight across the city, but at each corner the Buddha appeared before him. The Teacher said to him: ‘Although your body is impure, your heart possesses the excellent and wonderful perfume of the Dharma. You must not think of yourself as lowly’. Having received the Buddha’s teaching, Nītha entered the religious life and became an Aarhat”.
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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Starts with (+69): Niti, Niti-nerivilakkam, Nitican, Niticaram, Niticattiram, Niticcelvam, Nitikartta, Nitikel, Nitikettavan, Nitikketu, Nitikkilavan, Nitikkon, Nitiman, Nitimati, Nitimolikal, Nitineri, Nitini, Nitinikshepam, Nitiniyayam, Nitinul.
Ends with (+16): Ampuniti, Aniti, Aracaniti, Avaniti, Calaniti, Cankuniti, Canniti, Cemaniti, Elaniti, Janakkaniti, Janappiratiniti, Karunaniti, Kunaniti, Makaniti, Manuniti, Naraniti, Natuniti, Navaniti, Niti, Pariniti.
Full-text (+166): Parakiyai, Nitikartta, Cuviyai, Paritoshikam, Potuppanam, Nitampatam, Etukuru, Cuvarccilavanam, Catipattiram, Cipitam, Vayircikari, Vauvulam, Arkantitam, Nitikketu, Cakkiritam, Urimaippatai, Tauritakam, Vitupatai, Tintukam, Caruppanam.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Appendix 1 - The legend of Nītha < [Chapter XLI - The Eighteen Special Attributes of the Buddha]
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