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adhisthana

adhisthana noun: an initiation or blessing in Vajrayana schools such as Tibetan Buddhism and Shingon Buddhism.

Noun

adhisthana (plural adhisthanas or adhisthana)

  1. An initiation or blessing in Vajrayana schools such as Tibetan Buddhism and Shingon Buddhism.

Forms of adhisthana

pluraladhisthanas
pluraladhisthana

Origin of adhisthana

From Sanskrit अधिष्ठान (adhiṣṭhāna).

Questions about adhisthana

What does adhisthana mean?
Adhisthana means an initiation or blessing in Vajrayana schools such as Tibetan Buddhism and Shingon Buddhism.
What part of speech is adhisthana?
Adhisthana is a noun.
What is the plural of adhisthana?
The plural of adhisthana is adhisthanas.

Words near adhisthana in the dictionary

  1. Adhikari
  2. Adhikaris
  3. adhikars
  4. Adhira
  5. Adhiraj
  6. adhisthana
  7. adhisthanas
  8. Adhiv
  9. adhkar
  10. adho mukha shvanasana
  11. adho mukha svanasana

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