Pratitishthati, Pratitiṣṭhati: 1 definition

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Pratitishthati 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 Pratitiṣṭhati can be transliterated into English as Pratitisthati or Pratitishthati, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[«previous next»] — Pratitishthati in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Pratitiṣṭhati (प्रतितिष्ठति).—(virtually = Sanskrit id.), bases oneself on, relies on (loc.; [Boehtlingk] 7.211; believes in, according to Müller, [Sacred Books of the East] 49.2 p. 114, n. 1, = depends on, or accepts as real): Vajracchedikā 21.7—11, 20 (see nimitta 1); compare Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 63.10 upāyakauśalya (uninflected stem form?) pratiṣṭhihitvā (?).

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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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