Mahayana glossary, starting with ‘a’
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The Mahayana glossary, starting with the letter “a”, contains 1219 definitions, select a phrase below for the definitions and references.
- Abdhatu
- Abharana
- Abharanavibhushita
- Abhasvara
- Abhava
- Abhavashunyata
- Abhavasvabhava
- Abhavasvabhavashunyata
- Abhaya
- Abhayadana
- Abhayadeva
- Abheda
- Abhedya
- Abhedyavimukti
- Abhibhava
- Abhibhvayatana
- Abhidhamma
- Abhidharmapitaka
- Abhidhya
- Abhigita
- Abhihata
- Abhihatacitta
- Abhijinnakshatra
- Abhijit
- Abhijna
- Abhijnajnana
- Abhilapa
- Abhilapamarga
- Abhilapya
- Abhimana
- Abhimanabahula
- Abhimukha
- Abhimukhi
- Abhinila
- Abhinilanetra
- Abhinirhara
- Abhinirhrita
- Abhinirvritta
- Abhinivesa
- Abhiniveshacitta
- Abhiniveshamula
- Abhinivishta
- Abhinna
- Abhinnarashtra
- Abhipravarshaka
- Abhipraya
- Abhiratisamjna
- Abhirudha
- Abhirupa
- Abhisamaya
- Abhisambodhi
- Abhisamskara
- Abhisamskrita
- Abhisheka
- Abhishekabhumi
- Abhishekapratilambha
- Abhishicya
- Abhishikta
- Abhivandya
- Abhiya
- Abhra
- Abhrabhimukha
- Abhrakuta
- Abhrapatala
- Abhuta
- Abhutabhuta
- Abhutaparikalpa
- Abhyakta
- Abhyavakasha
- Abhyavakashika
- Abhyudaya
- Abhyudayasamadhi
- Abhyudgata
- Abmandala
- Abrahmacarya
- Abupavadya
- Acala
- Acalitasumanas
- Acara
- Acaracaritra
- Acaryamushti
- Acchadayitva
- Acchata
- Acchatika
- Acchedana
- Acchedya
- Acchidra
- Acchidracitta
- Acchidracittata
- Acchimdana
- Acintiya
- Acintya
- Acintyadharma
- Acintyajnana
- Acintyaratna
- Acintyavimoksha
- Acira
- Acirastha
- Aciravati
- Acitta
- Acittadharma
- Acodana
- Acodanata
- Acula
- Acyuta
- Acyutabhijna
- Adakavati
- Adanta
- Adantacitta
- Adarsha
- Adattadana
- Adbhuta
- Adbhutadharma
- Adeshastha
- Adharma
- Adharmakama
- Adharmarthika
- Adharmika
- Adhas
- Adhastat
- Adhicitta
- Adhikarana
- Adhikarmika
- Adhimatra
- Adhimatrakshanti
- Adhimukta
- Adhimukti
- Adhipati
- Adhipatiprataya
- Adhipatipratyaya
- Adhipatya
- Adhiprajna
- Adhishila
- Adhishthana
- Adhishthanadhishthita
- Adhishthita
- Adhitthana
- Adhivacana
- Adhivasana
- Adhivasya
- Adho
- Adhomukha
- Adhvan
- Adhyaksha
- Adhyanushasya
- Adhyashaya
- Adhyatma
- Adhyatmabahirdhashunyata
- Adhyatmacitta
- Adhyatmakaya
- Adhyatmashunyata
- Adhyatmasukha
- Adhyatmika
- Adhyatmikaduhkha
- Adhyatmikanivarana
- Adhyatmikasanga
- Adhyatmikasutra
- Adhyatmikavedana
- Adhyavasita
- Adhyeshana
- Adinagamin
- Adinava
- Adiparinirvrita
- Adiptavana
- Adityadatta
- Adivishuddha
- Adivishuddhi
- Adrishta
- Adrishtapurva
- Adrishti
- Adrishya
- Aduhkha
- Aduhkhasukha
- Aduhkhasukhavedana
- Aduhkhasukhita
- Aduma
- Advaya
- Advayaprabhavita
- Advayapravesha
- Advesha
- Adveshasvabhava
- Adyanutpanna
- Adyaprabhriti
- Agama
- Agamanata
- Agamin
- Agantri
- Agantuka
- Agantukaklesha
- Agarhita
- Agaru
- Agarvita
- Agastya
- Agastyarshi
- Agaurava
- Agauravata
- Agha
- Aghata
- Agni
- Agnicala
- Agnidatta
- Agnihotra
- Agnijvala
- Agnipala
- Agniskandha
- Agnivaluka
- Agnivarsha
- Agnivesha
- Agra
- Agrabodhi
- Agradharma
- Agraha
- Agrahana
- Agrahya
- Agramati
- Agranayaka
- Agrapurusha
- Agrayana
- Aha
- Ahamkara
- Ahamkarashabda
- Ahamkaravishuddhi
- Ahantavya
- Ahara
- Ahibhanuraga
- Ahicchatra
- Ahimsa
- Ahoratra
- Ahrikya
- Ahsrava
- Ahuti
- Ahutibhasman
- Ahvaya
- Aindrani
- Aineya
- Aineyajangha
- Airavana
- Airavata
- Aishvarya
- Aishvaryasukha
- Ajagopa
- Ajaneya
- Ajanya
- Ajapada
- Ajapati
- Ajata
- Ajatasatru
- Ajati
- Ajeya
- Ajitabala
- Ajitacakra
- Ajitapushyala
- Ajitasenarajan
- Ajna
- Ajnakara
- Ajnana
- Ajnanaklesha
- Ajnatakaundinya
- Ajnatavi
- Ajnatri
- Ajneya
- Akaddha
- Akala
- Akalabhojana
- Akalamegha
- Akalashani
- Akalashita
- Akalavata
- Akalavayu
- Akalavrishti
- Akalika
- Akalmasha
- Akalpa
- Akalpavikalpa
- Akalpita
- Akamaka
- Akanishtha
- Akanksha
- Akankshata
- Akara
- Akaraguna
- Akarajnana
- Akaraka
- Akarapravesha
- Akaravishuddha
- Akarkasha
- Akarshita
- Akarunya
- Akasadhatu
- Akasha
- Akashanantyayatana
- Akashapushpa
- Akashasama
- Akashashakuni
- Akashashuddha
- Akausidya
- Akhanda
- Akhandashila
- Akhandashilata
- Akhila
- Akhilavacana
- Akhyana
- Akimcanya
- Akimcanyayatana
- Akirna
- Akkosaka
- Aklinnagatra
- Aklishta
- Aklishtacitta
- Akopyadharma
- Akranda
- Akripa
- Akrita
- Akritakritya
- Akritrima
- Akrosha
- Akroshaka
- Akrushta
- Aksha
- Akshamatra
- Akshana
- Akshara
- Aksharanirukti
- Akshatabuddhi
- Akshaya
- Akshayabhoga
- Akshayagagana
- Akshayapratibhana
- Akshayartha
- Akshayata
- Akshi
- Akshiguthaka
- Akshimurdhan
- Akshina
- Akshipta
- Akshobhya
- Akshuna
- Akuncita
- Akuncitasharira
- Akusala
- Akushalacaitasika
- Akushalacitta
- Akushaladharma
- Akushalamula
- Akusida
- Akutila
- Akutilacitta
- Alabha
- Alabhalabha
- Alakshana
- Alamabanapratyaya
- Alambana
- Alambanapratyaya
- Alamkara
- Alamkrita
- Alankrita
- Alapa
- Alapitavya
- Alara Kalama
- Alatacakra
- Alavi
- Alaya
- Alikhitavya
- Alikhya
- Alodya
- Aloka
- Alokalabdha
- Alpa
- Alpashruta
- Alpayus
- Alpeccha
- Amala
- Amalakalpa
- Amaleshvara
- Amali
- Amama
- Amanushya
- Amapatra
- Amara
- Amaradeva
- Amasaya
- Amatya
- Amaya
- Amayavin
- Ambattha
- Ambavana
- Ambucandra
- Ambucandraka
- Amisa
- Amisadana
- Amishadravya
- Amisharatna
- Amita
- Amitabha
- Amitalocana
- Amitatejas
- Amitaujas
- Amitodana
- Amitra
- Amjava
- Amnishi
- Amogha
- Amoghadarshana
- Amoghadarshin
- Amoha
- Amohasvabhava
- Amrapali
- Amrita
- Amritadana
- Amritadharma
- Amritaphala
- Amritarasa
- Amritashmagarbha
- Amritavarsha
- Amritodana
- Amsha
- Amula
- Amulamula
- Amutra
- Amutrasukha
- Anabhasa
- Anabhibhuta
- Anabhibhutayasha
- Anabhilapya
- Anabhisamskara
- Anabhisamskaraparinirvayin
- Anabhisamskrita
- Anabhoga
- Anabhogavahana
- Anabhraka
- Anacaryaka
- Anacaryamushti
- Anacchedana
- Anacchedya
- Anacchindana
- Anadhika
- Anagamana
- Anagamin
- Anagarika
- Anagata
- Anagatabuddha
- Anagatacitta
- Anagatajanma
- Anagra
- Anagrashunyata
- Anagrata
- Anajnatamajnasyami
- Anakshara
- Anakula
- Analambana
- Analambha
- Analaya
- Analina
- Analinata
- Anamtajnana
- Anamukha
- Ananda
- Anandacandra
- Anandamala
- Anandhakara
- Anannapana
- Ananta
- Anantabuddhi
- Anantacchatra
- Anantaguna
- Anantagupta
- Anantakosha
- Anantamaladhvaja
- Anantamatsarya
- Anantarya
- Anantavarta
- Ananunaya
- Ananyasharana
- Ananyatha
- Ananyonya
- Anapana
- Anapanasmriti
- Anapatrapya
- Anapatti
- Anapaviddhakarṇa
- Anapeksha
- Anarcana
- Anarya
- Anaryajana
- Anasaravamarga
- Anashin
- Anashrava
- Anashraya
- Anasravadharma
- Anasravagagana
- Anasravajnana
- Anasravaprajna
- Anasravashila
- Anasravasukha
- Anasravendriya
- Anassasika
- Anathapindada
- Anatikramaniya
- Anatmaka
- Anatmalakshana
- Anatman
- Anatmasamjna
- Anatmavadi
- Anavadya
- Anavakarashunyata
- Anavalina
- Anavalinacitta
- Anavalokita
- Anavamardana
- Anavamridya
- Anavaragra
- Anavaragrashunyata
- Anavarana
- Anavasthita
- Anavasthitagagana
- Anavatapta
- Anavataptanagaraja
- Anaviddhavarna
- Anavila
- Anavrishti
- Anavrishtikala
- Anavrishtipatita
- Anavrita
- Anayaka
- Anda
- Andaja
- Andakosha
- Andhakara
- Andhra
- Aneka
- Anekadeva
- Anekaparyaya
- Anga
- Angadava
- Anguli
- Angulimala
- Anguttarapa
- Anidarshana
- Anihatavarna
- Anikadatta
- Anikshipta
- Anikshiptadhura
- Anikshiptavirya
- Anila
- Animisa
- Animishasamadhi
- Animitta
- Animittagagana
- Animittasamadhi
- Anindita
- Aninja
- Aninjita
- Aninjya
- Aninjyasamadhi
- Anirodha
- Aniruddha
- Anishraya
- Anitya
- Anityalakshana
- Anityasamjna
- Anityata
- Anityatadrishti
- Anivartikabala
- Anjali
- Anjalimaladharin
- Ankusha
- Anna
- Annabhara
- Annapana
- Aṇṇava
- Anotaptagatra
- Anta
- Antadrishti
- Antadvaya
- Antagina
- Antagraha
- Antagrahadrishti
- Antahpura
- Antahsima
- Antarabhava
- Antarakalpa
- Antarapana
- Antaraparinirvayin
- Antarhita
- Antariksha
- Antavat
- Antra
- Antraguna
- Anubhava
- Anudahara
- Anuddhata
- Anugamana
- Anugata
- Anugraha
- Anugrahayitavya
- Anugravarnakshemagupta
- Anugrihna
- Anuhimavat
- Anujnata
- Anukampa
- Anukrama
- Anukula
- Anuloma
- Anulomana
- Anulomanata
- Anulomata
- Anumata
- Anumodana
- Anuna
- Anunaya
- Anunayaprahana
- Anunita
- Anunitagagana
- Anunnama
- Anunnata
- Anunnatagagana
- Anupaccheda
- Anupacchedana
- Anupacchinnalambha
- Anupadrava
- Anupala
- Anupalabdhi
- Anupalambha
- Anupalambhashunyata
- Anupalipta
- Anupamacintin
- Anuparivartin
- Anupashyana
- Anupavadya
- Anupradana
- Anuprapta
- Anupraptasvakartha
- Anupurva
- Anupurvasamapatti
- Anuradha
- Anuradhanakshatra
- Anurakshana
- Anurakshanadharman
- Anurakshanata
- Anurakshitavya
- Anuraktarashtra
- Anuruddha
- Anurupagatra
- Anusamdhya
- Anusandhi
- Anusarin
- Anusasana
- Anusaya
- Anushamsa
- Anushasani
- Anushasya
- Anushayaprahina
- Anushravayat
- Anusmarana
- Anusmarayitavya
- Anusmartavya
- Anusmriti
- Anusmritya
- Anussati
- Anutpada
- Anutpadajnana
- Anutpadanirodha
- Anutpanna
- Anutpannaniruddha
- Anutpattika
- Anutpattikadharma
- Anutpattikadharmakshanti
- Anuttara
- Anuttarabodhi
- Anuttarabodhicitta
- Anuttaramarga
- Anuttarashrayasutra
- Anuvartana
- Anuvyanjana
- Anuyukta
- Anvayajnana
- Anvita
- Anyatirthika
- Ap
- Apada
- Apagata
- Apagatalina
- Apaha
- Apahartum
- Apahritabhara
- Apahritanivarana
- Apaishunya
- Apajjura
- Apakari
- Apalala
- Apamanaprabha
- Apana
- Apanna
- Apara
- Aparadha
- Aparadhina
- Aparagodana
- Aparajanman
- Aparamrishta
- Aparanta
- Aparapratyaya
- Apararatra
- Aparayana
- Aparibhinna
- Aparigraha
- Aparigrihita
- Aparihani
- Aparikalpa
- Aparikheda
- Aparikhedana
- Aparinirvrita
- Aparinishpanna
- Aparipakva
- Aparipalaka
- Aparishrotavahana
- Aparitrishita
- Aparityaga
- Aparusha
- Aparyanta
- Apatita
- Apatrapya
- Apatti
- Apattidvara
- Apattivirati
- Apattiviratisukha
- Apayajaha
- Apayitavya
- Apica
- Apracara
- Apracaragagana
- Aprakampya
- Aprakata
- Aprakrishta
- Apramada
- Apramana
- Apramanabha
- Apramanabuddhakshetra
- Apramanacitta
- Apramanadosha
- Apramanagocara
- Apramanaguna
- Apramanashubha
- Aprameya
- Aprameyajanman
- Aprameyapunya
- Apranidhana
- Apranihita
- Apranihitasamadhi
- Aprapanca
- Aprapta
- Aprashnaka
- Apratigha
- Apratighacitta
- Apratighata
- Apratihata
- Apratihatacitta
- Apratihatajnana
- Apratihatapratibhana
- Apratihatarashmi
- Apratikankshana
- Apratisamdhi
- Apratishthana
- Apratishthita
- Aprativijnapti
- Aprativijnaptilakshana
- Apravesha
- Apraveshana
- Apravritti
- Apravyahara
- Apskandha
- Apurna
- Ara
- Arabdha
- Arabhya
- Arada Kalama
- Araga
- Arajottariya
- Arakshita
- Arakshya
- Arakshyakarman
- Araktapravada
- Arama
- Aramamadhya
- Aramarati
- Aramavasa
- Arambha
- Arana
- Aranasamadhi
- Aranemi
- Aranya
- Aranyavasa
- Aranyayatana
- Arapacana
- Arata
- Arati
- Aravi
- Arbuda
- Arcishmati
- Ardhacandra
- Ardra
- Ardranakshatra
- Ardravallipratirupa
- Arhat
- Arhattvaphalapratipanna
- Ari
- Arimardana
- Arinihantri
- Arishtanemi
- Ariya
- Arka
- Arkakashtha
- Aromaharsha
- Arrow
- Arsak
- Arta
- Artahridaya
- Artha
- Arthagati
- Arthalolupa
- Arthalolupata
- Arthapratibhana
- Arthapratisamvid
- Arthapratisarana
- Arthavishesha
- Arthika
- Arthikata
- Aruhya
- Aruna
- Arunakala
- Aruṇi
- Arupidharma
- Arupin
- Arupya
- Arupyabhava
- Arupyadhatu
- Arupyaraga
- Arupyasamapatti
- Arupyatmabhava
- Arushnarava
- Arya
- Aryacaura
- Aryadeva
- Aryadharma
- Aryajana
- Aryakanta
- Aryaksha
- Aryamarga
- Aryaprajna
- Aryapudgala
- Aryaratna
- Aryasamadhi
- Aryashtangamarga
- Aryasukha
- Aryatattva
- Aryavajratunda
- Aryavamsha
- Aryavamshaketu
- Aryavihara
- Asabala
- Asabhaga
- Asadhya
- Asadrisha
- Asama
- Asamacarya
- Asamasama
- Asamaya
- Asambhava
- Asambheda
- Asambhrantavacana
- Asamkhya
- Asamkhyeya
- Asamkhyeyakalpa
- Asamkirna
- Asamklesha
- Asamklishta
- Asamklishtatva
- Asamkranti
- Asampramosha
- Asamskrita
- Asamskritadharma
- Asamskritagagana
- Asamskritashunyata
- Asamtapta
- Asamtushti
- Asamudacara
- Asamudanita
- Asana
- Asanga
- Asangabahula
- Asangadharani
- Asangadharma
- Asangajnana
- Asangavaisharadya
- Asangavimoksha
- Asani
- Asanya
- Asara
- Asarana
- Asatkrita
- Asattvaloka
- Asatya
- Asenaki
- Asha
- Ashaiksha
- Ashakta
- Ashanidosha
- Ashanikala
- Ashanitunda
- Ashanivrishti
- Ashaparipurana
- Asharira
- Ashashvata
- Ashaya
- Ashayakshaya
- Ashayakshayata
- Ashayapravesha
- Ashayashuddhi
- Ashcarya
- Ashcaryadbhuta
- Ashcaryaprapta
- Ashcaryavastu
- Ashlesha
- Ashleshanakshatra
- Ashmagarbha
- Ashoka
- Ashokasatva
- Ashokashri
- Ashraddhya
- Ashraddhyalakshana
- Ashraya
- Ashrita
- Ashritya
- Ashru
- Ashruta
- Ashrutapurva
- Ashtadasha
- Ashtadashavenika
- Ashtadipa
- Ashtagrantha
- Ashtaloka
- Ashtalokadharma
- Ashtamaka
- Ashtamasika
- Ashtanagara
- Ashtanga
- Ashtangika
- Ashtangopavasin
- Ashtangula
- Ashtanguli
- Ashtapada
- Ashtapudgala
- Ashtapurusha
- Ashtashata
- Ashtashirshaka
- Ashtavenika
- Ashtavinayaka
- Ashtottarasahasra
- Ashtottarashata
- Ashubha
- Ashubhabhavana
- Ashubhasamjna
- Ashucidharma
- Ashucisamjna
- Ashucisukha
- Ashukarin
- Ashukoka
- Ashupratibhana
- Ashva
- Ashvajaneya
- Ashvajit
- Ashvaka
- Ashvamukha
- Ashvaratna
- Ashvasa
- Ashvasana
- Ashvini
- Ashvininakshatra
- Asi
- Asipatravana
- Asipattravana
- Asita
- Asitabhanu
- Asithila
- Asiti
- Asivarsha
- Asivisa
- Askhalitapravaragra
- Asmimana
- Asmriti
- Asprihana
- Asprishta
- Asravajnana
- Asravakshaya
- Asravakshayajnana
- Assasika
- Assu
- Astha
- Asthana
- Asthanajnana
- Asthi
- Asthimajjan
- Asthishankala
- Asthita
- Asthiti
- Asthitika
- Astita
- Astitva
- Asubhasanna
- Asuci
- Asukha
- Asukhita
- Asupta
- Asura
- Asuradeva
- Asvabhava
- Asvamika
- Asvatantra
- Asya
- Ata
- Ataka
- Atamaja
- Atanmaya
- Atapa
- Atapin
- Atata
- Atavaka
- Atavi
- Atavivara
- Atidaruna
- Atidura
- Atikrama
- Atikramaniya
- Atikranta
- Atikrura
- Atikshna
- Atikshnaprajna
- Atikshnendriya
- Atimana
- Atipreman
- Atipurusha
- Atita
- Atitabuddha
- Atitacitta
- Atitakarman
- Ativrishti
- Ativrishtikala
- Atmacitta
- Atmadhatu
- Atmadrishti
- Atmahita
- Atmajnana
- Atmakaya
- Atman
- Atmanairatmya
- Atmaparahita
- Atmapratijna
- Atmapreksha
- Atmaraksha
- Atmasamjna
- Atmasamutthana
- Atmasharana
- Atmaskhalita
- Atmatathata
- Atmavadha
- Atmaviparyasa
- Atmavishuddhi
- Atmiya
- Atmotkara
- Atmotkarsha
- Atmotkarshana
- Atrana
- Atripta
- Atriptadarshana
- Atriptata
- Atripti
- Attahasa
- Attamana
- Atthi
- Atthika
- Atthiminja
- Atulya
- Atuma
- Atyanta
- Atyantadurgandha
- Atyantashunya
- Atyantashunyata
- Atyantavivikta
- Atyantayajna
- Atyuccagamin
- Audarika
- Audarikacitta
- Auddhatya
- Auddhatyakaukritya
- Augha
- Aughottarana
- Aupanayika
- Aushadhi
- Avabaddha
- Avabhasa
- Avabhasanashikhin
- Avabhasya
- Avabodha
- Avabodhana
- Avabodhi
- Avacchinna
- Avacya
- Avacyadharma
- Avadana
- Avadata
- Avadatavasana
- Avadya
- Avadyaparamabuddhi
- Avagrihita
- Avagrihitavajra
- Avahana
- Avaivartika
- Avaivartikamudra
- Avajna
- Avakasa
- Avakashika
- Avakirna
- Avakranti
- Avalina
- Avalokita
- Avalokiteshvara
- Avamardana
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- Avanta
- Avanti
- Avarana
- Avarna
- Avaropayitavya
- Avaropita
- Avarta
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- Avasa
- Avasesa
- Avashishta
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- Avasthita
- Avastuka
- Avatara
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- Avataritum
- Avatirya
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- Avedayitri
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- Avekshanata
- Avenika
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- Avicalita
- Avici
- Avidya
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- Avijnapti
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- Avikalpa
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- Avila
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- Avirahita
- Aviraktarashtra
- Avirala
- Aviraladanta
- Avirasa
- Avirodha
- Aviruddha
- Avisamvadana
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- Avishkambhana
- Avishuddha
- Avishushkamula
- Avitathata
- Avivada
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- Avivarya
- Avriha
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- Avrita
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- Avyakrita
- Avyakritacitta
- Avyavacchinna
- Avyavacinna
- Avyavadana
- Avyaya
- Avyayama
- Avyutthana
- Ayahkarna
- Ayahpatra
- Ayahshalmalivana
- Ayas
- Ayatana
- Ayomaya
- Ayonishas
- Ayuhpramana
- Ayukta
- Ayus
- Ayusha
- Ayuta