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icchantika

icchantika noun: a non-Buddhist person who lacks Buddha-nature, and is therefore incapable of achieving nirvana.

Noun

icchantika (plural icchantikas)

  1. A non-Buddhist person who lacks Buddha-nature, and is therefore incapable of achieving nirvana.

icchantika meaning in Sanskrit

icchantika in Sanskrit

person incapable of achieving nirvana
इच्छन्तिक icchantika

Forms of icchantika

pluralicchantikas

Origin of icchantika

Borrowed from Sanskrit इच्छन्तिक (icchantika).

Questions about icchantika

What does icchantika mean?
Icchantika means a non-Buddhist person who lacks Buddha-nature, and is therefore incapable of achieving nirvana.
What is icchantika in Sanskrit?
Icchantika in Sanskrit is इच्छन्तिक (icchantika). See Icchantika meaning in Sanskrit.
What part of speech is icchantika?
Icchantika is a noun.
What is the plural of icchantika?
The plural of icchantika is icchantikas.

Words near icchantika in the dictionary

  1. ICCDs
  2. ICCE
  3. ICCEs
  4. ICCF
  5. Iccha
  6. icchantika
  7. ICCL
  8. iccosome
  9. iccosomes
  10. ICCPR
  11. ICD

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