Praticchaka, Pratīcchaka: 8 definitions
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Praticchaka means something in Buddhism, Pali, Jainism, Prakrit, 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Pratichchhaka.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Pratīcchaka (प्रतीच्छक) refers to “one who accepts (profound Sūtras)” [?], according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “[...] At that time, sixty koṭis of Bodhisattvas, having stood up from the congregation, joined their palms, paid homage to the Lord, and then uttered these verses in one voice: ‘[...] (209) The profound Sūtras which are composed for the fruit of liberation will not be accepted (pratīcchaka); they will be fond of colorful tales. (210) In such a time, the meaning and words of the well-spoken dharma will be destroyed. [...]’”.
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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Pratīcchaka (प्रतीच्छक) in Sanskrit (or Pādicchaga in Prakrit) refers to a “pupil who arrives from a foreign Gaṇa to improve himself intellectually under a new master”, and represents a Jaina technical term mentioned in the Vividhatīrthakalpa by Jinaprabhasūri (13th century A.D.): an ancient text devoted to various Jaina holy places (tīrthas).—(Caillat 1965 p. 66).
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
Pratīcchaka (प्रतीच्छक).—A receiver; तथा निमज्जतोऽधस्तादज्ञौ दातृप्रतीच्छकौ (tathā nimajjato'dhastādajñau dātṛpratīcchakau) Manusmṛti 4.194.
Derivable forms: pratīcchakaḥ (प्रतीच्छकः).
Pratīcchaka (प्रतीच्छक).—m.
(-kaḥ) A receiver.
Pratīcchaka (प्रतीच्छक).—i. e. prati -iṣ (cf. the base of the pres. iccha), + aka, m. A receiver, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 4, 194.
1) Pratīcchaka (प्रतीच्छक):—a See pratiṣ.
2) [from pratīṣ] b m. one who receives, a receiver, [Manu-smṛti iv, 194.]
Pratīcchaka (प्रतीच्छक):—(von 3. iṣ mit prati) m. Empfänger: dātṛpratīcchakau [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 4, 194.]
Pratīcchaka (प्रतीच्छक):—m. Empfänger.
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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Full-text: Datripraticchaka, Padicchaga, Ish.
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