Nishchidra, ±·¾±Å›³¦³ó¾±»å°ù²¹, Nis-chidra, Nikchidra: 8 definitions
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Nishchidra means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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 term ±·¾±Å›³¦³ó¾±»å°ù²¹ can be transliterated into English as Nischidra or Nishchidra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Nishchhidra.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
: WikiPedia: Mahayana Buddhism±·¾±Å›³¦³ó¾±»å°ù²¹ (निशà¥à¤›à¤¿à¤¦à¥à¤�) or ±·¾±Å›³¦³ó¾±»å°ù²¹vÄhana (Tibetan: med-par ’jug-pa) or “uninterrupted engagement â€� refers to one of the four ManaskÄra (“modes of mental engagementâ€�) connected with Å›²¹³¾²¹³Ù³ó²¹ (“access concentrationâ€�), according to Kamalaśīla and the ÅšrÄvakabhÅ«mi section of the YogÄcÄrabhÅ«mi-Å›Ästra.

Mahayana (महायान, mahÄyÄna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many ²õÅ«³Ù°ù²¹²õ of which some of the earliest are the various PrajñÄpÄramitÄ ²õÅ«³Ù°ù²¹²õ.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary±·¾±Å›³¦³ó¾±»å°ù²¹ (निशà¥à¤›à¤¿à¤¦à¥à¤�).—adj. without holes, and without weak points, Böhtl. Ind. Spr. 122.
±·¾±Å›³¦³ó¾±»å°ù²¹ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nis and chidra (छिदà¥à¤�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary±·¾±Å›³¦³ó¾±»å°ù²¹ (निशà¥à¤›à¤¿à¤¦à¥à¤�).—[adjective] having no rent, openings, or weak points; whole, complete, uninterrupted.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary±·¾±Å›³¦³ó¾±»å°ù²¹ (निशà¥à¤›à¤¿à¤¦à¥à¤�):—[=²Ô¾±Å›-³¦³ó¾±»å°ù²¹] [from niÅ› > niá¸�] mfn. having no rents or holes, without weak points or defects, unhurt, uninterrupted, [VarÄha-mihira; KÄvya literature; PurÄṇa]
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)±·¾±Å›³¦³ó¾±»å°ù²¹ (निशà¥à¤›à¤¿à¤¦à¥à¤�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇi³¦³¦³ó¾±á¸á¸²¹.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संसà¥à¤•ृतमà¥� (²õ²¹á¹ƒs°ìá¹›t²¹³¾), 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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus±·¾±Å›³¦³ó¾±»å°ù²¹ (ನಿಶà³à²›à²¿à²¦à³à²�):â€�
1) [adjective] that is not porous.
2) [adjective] that is not broken, split.
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±·¾±Å›³¦³ó¾±»å°ù²¹ (ನಿಶà³à²›à²¿à²¦à³à²�):â€�
1) [noun] that which is not porous.
2) [noun] that which is not broken, split.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Nih, Chidra, Nikaya.
Starts with: Nishchidrate, Nishchidravahana.
Full-text: Nishchidravahana, Nicchidda, Acchicchidra, Chidra.
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