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Bhikshacarya, 󾱰ṣcⲹ, Bhiksha-carya, Bhikṣ峦�: 7 definitions

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Bhikshacarya 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.

The Sanskrit terms 󾱰ṣcⲹ and Bhikṣ峦� can be transliterated into English as Bhiksacarya or Bhikshacarya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Bhikshacharya.

In Hinduism

Vedanta (school of philosophy)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Bhikshacarya in Vedanta glossary
: Google Books: Sankara’s Vedanta through His Upanisad Commentaries

Bhikṣcrya (भिक्षाचार्�) refers to “begging� and represents a term used for renunciation.—Śaṅkara often uses terms for renunciation drawn from the Bṛhadraṇyaka-upaniṣad: ܳٳٳԲ (“transcendence”—literally “intensely rising up or away from�), 󾱰ṣcⲹ (“begging�) and 貹ᾱ (“one who goes forth”—appearing mostly in its derivative form 貹Ჹ첹, which by the medieval period designated the most radical type of renunciation). But he also interjects the synonyms ṃn (“set down completely�) and ٲ岵 (“letting go� or “abandoning�) or pariٲ岵 (“complete letting go� or complete abandoning) both widely used in epic sources such as the Bhagavadgīt and in more specialized medieval Vednta sources focusing exclusively on renunciation.

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Vedanta (वेदान्�, vednta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Bhikshacarya in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

󾱰ṣcⲹ (भिक्षाचर्य) or Bhikṣ峦� (भिक्षाचर्य�).—wandering about begging for alms.

Derivable forms: 󾱰ṣcⲹ (भिक्षाचर्यम्).

󾱰ṣcⲹ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 󾱰ṣ� and carya (चर्य). See also (synonyms): 󾱰ṣcaraṇa.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

󾱰ṣcⲹ (भिक्षाचर्य).—[neuter] [feminine] going about begging.

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

󾱰ṣcⲹ (भिक्षाचर्य):—[=󾱰ṣ�-carya] [from 󾱰ṣ� > bhik�] n. ([Śatapatha-brhmaṇa]; f(). , [Praskara-gṛhya-sūtra]; ⲹ-ṇa n., [ib.]) going about for alms, mendicancy.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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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Nepali dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Bhikshacarya in Nepali glossary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Bhikṣ峦� (भिक्षाचर्य�):—n. living by begging;

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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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