Vamacarin, Vāmācārin: 4 definitions

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Introduction:

Vamacarin 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 Vamacharin.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vāmācārin (वामाचारिन्).—m. (-rī) A follower of the left hand portion of the Tantras. E. vāmācāra, and ini aff.

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

Vāmācārin (वामाचारिन्):—[from vāmācāra > vāma] m. an adherent of the lefthand practices of the followers of the [Tantrasāra; Indian Wisdom, by Sir M. Monier-Williams 523 n. 1]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vāmācārin (वामाचारिन्):—[vāmā+cārin] (rī) 1. m. One following that system.

[Sanskrit to German]

Vamacarin 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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