Niyyanika, Niyyānika: 2 definitions
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Niyyanika means something in Buddhism, Pali. 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: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryniyyānika : (adj.) leading out to salvation; profitable.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryNiyyānika, (adj.) (to niyyāna) leading out (of saṃsāra), leading to salvation, salutary, sanctifying, saving, profitable D. I, 235, 237; S. I, 220; V, 82, 166, 255, 379 sq.; J. I, 48 (a°), 106; Dhs. 277, 339, 505 (cp. Dhs. trsl. pp. 82, 335); Vbh. 12, 19, 56, 319, 324; Nett 29, 31, 63, 83; DhA. IV, 87.—Also found in spelling nīyānika e.g. A. III, 132 (ariyā diṭṭhi n. nīyāti takkarassa sammādukkha-khayāya); DA. I, 89 (anīyānikattā tiracchanabhūtā kathā). (Page 369)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
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