Sarvacandala, Sarvacaṇḍāla: 3 definitions

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Sarvacandala 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Sarvachandala.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Sarvacaṇḍāla (सर्वचण्डाल).—name of a son of Māra, unfavorable to the Bodhisattva: Lalitavistara 314.3.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sarvacaṇḍāla (सर्वचण्डाल):—[=sarva-caṇḍāla] [from sarva] mfn. ‘wholly a Caṇḍāla’, Name of a Māra-putra, [Lalita-vistara]

[Sanskrit to German]

Sarvacandala in German

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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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