Caityaka: 7 definitions
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Caityaka means something in 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.
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Alternative spellings of this word include Chaityaka.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchCaityaka (चैत्यक):—(von caitya) m. Nomen proprium eines der fünf Berge, welche die Stadt Girivraja umgeben, [Mahābhārata 2, 799. 811. 815. 843.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungCaityaka (चैत्यक):—m. Nomen proprium eines Berges.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Caityaka-shaila.
Ends with: Rajaprasada-caityaka.
Full-text: Rajaprasada-caityaka, Caityaka-shaila, Caitya, Cetika, Rishigiri, Barhadrathapura, Magadhapura, Varaha, Vrishabha, Isigili, Vebhara, Pandava, Vepulla, Girivraja, Gijjhakuta, Rajagaha.
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Amaravati Art in the Context of Andhra Archaeology (by Sreyashi Ray chowdhuri)
Religious background of early Andhra Pradesh < [Chapter 3 - Amarāvatī and the Formative Stage of the Buddhist Art]
Epigraphs from Amarāvatī (a) The Gahapati and Setti classes < [Chapter 4 - Survival of Amarāvatī in the Context of Andhra Art]
Anthropomorphic depiction of Buddha < [Chapter 3 - Amarāvatī and the Formative Stage of the Buddhist Art]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section XXI < [Jarasandha-badha Parva]
Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) (by George N. Roerich)
Chapter 5 - The division into eighteen schools (of the Doctrine of the Buddha) < [Book 1 - The beginning of the story of the Doctrine]
Buddhism in Andhra – Its Arrival, Spread and < [July – September, 1994]
Settlement in Early Historic Ganga Plain (by Chirantani Das)
Part 8 - Rājagṛha: The Nodal Centre on the Emergence < [Chapter I - The Case Study of Rājagṛha]