Visesata, Visesatā, Viśeṣaṭā, Visheshata: 4 definitions

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Visesata means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Hindi. 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 Viśeṣaṭā can be transliterated into English as Visesata or Visheshata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Visheshta.

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In Hinduism

Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

Viśeṣaṭā (विशेषटा) refers to—Unique qualities. See vaiśiṣṭhya.

Source: Pure Bhakti: Brahma-samhita
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Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

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Visesatā, =visesa Sdhp. 265. (Page 641)

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary
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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Visesata 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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Hindi dictionary

[«previous next»] — Visesata in Hindi glossary

Viśeṣatā (विशेषता) [Also spelled visheshta]:—(nf) speciality, peculiarity, singularity; quality, attribute, characteristic.

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary
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Nepali dictionary

[«previous next»] — Visesata in Nepali glossary

Viśeṣatā (विशेषता):—n. particular feature; distinguishing property; characteristic;

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary
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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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