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Prasadaka, ʰ岹첹: 10 definitions

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Prasadaka means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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 Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara Samadhi

ʰ岹첹 (प्रसाद�) refers to “gladdening� (for the world’s sake), according to the Guru Mandala Worship (ṇḍԲ) ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi, which refers to the primary ū and 󲹲 practice of Newah Mahāyāna-Vajrayāna Buddhists in Nepal.—Accordingly, � abundant omniscient knowledge, gladdening for the world’s sake (Ჹ岹ٳ-岹첹), Come forth like a wish fulfilling gem, Śrī Saṃvara, I give homage�.

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (Բ) are collected indepently.

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India history and geography

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

ʰ岹첹.—cf. Pali and Prakrit pasādaka (EI 20), one who converts some one to the Buddhist faith. Note: 岹첹 is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

ʰ岹첹 (प्रसाद�).�a. (- f.)

1) Purifying, clearing, making pellucid; फल� कतकवृक्षस्� यद्यप्यम्बुप्रसादकम् (phala� katakavṛkṣasya yadyapyambu岹첹m) Manusmṛti 6.67.

2) Soothing, calming.

3) Gladdening, cheering.

4) Courting favour, propitiating.

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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Prāsādaka (प्रासादक).�(= Sanskrit °da), palace, terrace: -daśa-°ka-maṇi- Ҳṇḍū 100.24 (prose).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ʰ岹첹 (प्रसाद�).—f.

(-徱) Adj. 1. Purifying, making pellucid. 2. Gladdening, cheering. 3. Courting favour.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ʰ岹첹 (प्रसाद�).—i. e. pra-sad, [Causal.], + aka, adj. 1. Making clear, purifying, [Բ󲹰śٰ] 6, 67. 2. Exhilarating [峾ⲹṇa] 3, 55, 36.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ʰ岹첹 (प्रसाद�).—[adjective] clearing, soothing, propitiating, gladdening, comforting.

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

1) ʰ岹첹 (प्रसाद�):—[=-岹첹] [from pra-sāda > pra-sad] mfn. clearing, rendering clear or pellucid, [Manu-smṛti]

2) [v.s. ...] gladdening, exhilarating, [峾ⲹṇa]

3) [v.s. ...] propitiating, wishing to win any one’s favour, [ib.] (cf. su-p).

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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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