Vikasika, Vikāsika, Vikāsikā: 2 definitions
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Vikasika means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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.
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramVikāsikā (विकासिका) refers to “she who spreads herself out”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “[...] The groups of six [i.e., ṣaṭka/ṣaṭprakārā], deployed and worshipped in the six corners of the hexagon in the core of the maṇḍala, are primary emanations of the goddess who ‘spreads herself out’ (vikāsikā, vikāsinī) from the centre of the Triangle. There, in the dimensionless point (bindu) in the centre, she abides formless (nirākārā) and undifferentiated (niṣkalā) as the genderless absolute (napuṃsakā) both as and within the transcendent which, as the very absence of phenomenal existence (abhāva), is void (śūnya) like space (ākāśa) or the sky (kha). [...]”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryVikāsika, (fr. vi+kṛṣ: see kasati) a linen bandage (Kern: “pluksel”) Vin. I, 206 (for wound-dressing). May be a dern fr. kāsika, i.e. Benares cloth, the vi° denoting as much as “a kind of. ” (Page 613)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text: Kha, Abhava, Vikashini, Nirakara, Shunya, Akasha.
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Bhesajjakkhandhaka (Chapter on Medicine) (by Hin-tak Sik)
Dermatology (b): Carbuncles < [Chapter 5 - Diseases and Treatments in the Chapter on Medicine]
Vinaya Pitaka (3): Khandhaka (by I. B. Horner)
The story of Pilindavaccha < [6. Medicine (Bhesajja)]