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Sarvastivada

Sarvastivada proper noun: an early school of Buddhism.

Proper noun

Sarvastivada

  1. (historical) An early school of Buddhism.

Origin of Sarvastivada

Borrowed from Sanskrit सर्वास्तिवाद (sarvāstivāda), from सर्व (sarva) + अस्ति (asti) + -वाद (-vāda).

Questions about Sarvastivada

What does Sarvastivada mean?
Sarvastivada means an early school of Buddhism.
What part of speech is Sarvastivada?
Sarvastivada is a proper noun.

Words near Sarvastivada in the dictionary

  1. sarvabhauma
  2. sarvabhaumas
  3. Sarvajith
  4. sarvangasana
  5. Sarvanivāraṇaviṣkambhin
  6. Sarvastivada
  7. Sarvastivadin
  8. Sarvastivadins
  9. sarve
  10. sarved
  11. Sarver

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