Rahonushasaka, Rahonuśāsaka, Rahas-anushasaka: 1 definition

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Rahonushasaka 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 Rahonuśāsaka can be transliterated into English as Rahonusasaka or Rahonushasaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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

Rahonuśāsaka (रहोनुशासक).—f. °ikā (also rahasy-anu°, q.v.), instructor in private, a monk or nun chosen to administer a private preparatory examination to a new initiate, according to Bhikṣuṇī-karmavācanā in sight, but out of hearing, of the community of nuns: °akaḥ Mahāvyutpatti 8730; °ikā Bhikṣuṇī-karmavācanā 15b.5 etc.

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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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