Pratikritika, Pratikṛtika: 1 definition
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Pratikritika means something in 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 Pratikṛtika can be transliterated into English as Pratikrtika or Pratikritika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryPratikṛtika (प्रतिकृतिक).—(-pratikṛtika), in kṛta-prati°, adj. (to Sanskrit pratikṛti, app. not recorded in this sense of requital, repayment, but Sanskrit pratikaroti and Pali paṭikara are so used), one of the six upāya of a Bodhisattva, containing, consisting of or concerning requital (repayment) for (favors previously) done (by the Bodhisattva; he declines any recompense, other than virtuous life by his debtor): Bodhisattvabhūmi 264.9; de- scribed 270.9 ff.
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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