Vicaya: 13 definitions
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Vicaya means something in Buddhism, Pali, Jainism, Prakrit, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Tamil. 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.
Vicaya has 12 English definitions available.
Alternative spellings of this word include Vichaya.
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Sanskrit dictionary
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchVicaya (विचय):—1. (von 1. ci mit vi) m. Sichtung so v. a. Aufzählung (vgl. 1. viceya): chandasām [Weber’s Indische Studien 8, 83. fg. 120.]
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Vicaya (विचय):—2. (von 2. ci mit vi) m. das Suchen, Nachforschen [Rāmāyaṇa Gorresio 1, 4, 78. 4, 31, 4. 52, 8. 5, 15, 7.] [Raghuvaṃśa 16, 75.] [UTTARAR. 11, 2 (15, 4]). das Durchsuchen [Rāmāyaṇa Gorresio 1, 4, 77. 5, 10] in der Unterschr. [Oxforder Handschriften 344,a,4.]
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.
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Starts with: Vicayacaritan, Vicayaccantam, Vicayalakkumi, Vicayalayan, Vicayam, Vicayan, Vicayana, Vicayanakaram, Vicayancey, Vicayankatukkay, Vicayapishekam, Vicayatacami, Vicayattampam.
Ends with: Ajnavicaya, Apakavicaya, Apayavicaya, Chandovicaya, Dhamma Vicaya, Dhammavicaya, Dharmapravicaya, Pavicaya, Pravicaya, Samsthanavicaya, Sarvadharmasvabhavavicaya, Vipakavicaya.
Full-text (+26): Vishaya, Vicayana, Viciti, Pravicaya, Vicayishtha, Paravicayam, Visada, Vicayattampam, Nibbisaya, Vicayalakkumi, Pravicita, Lokacinta, Vicayam, Tuvarapalar, Vicayacaritan, Vicayaccantam, Avisare, Venkoti, Iddhivisaya, Paripucchaka.
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Search found 33 books and stories containing Vicaya, Vi-caya, Visaya, Vichaya; (plurals include: Vicayas, cayas, Visayas, Vichayas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Buddhist Path to Enlightenment (study) (by Dr Kala Acharya)
1.2. Enlightenment Factor of Investigation < [Chapter 3 - Seven Factors of Enlightenment and Noble Eightfold Path]
Two types of Tapas (Austerities) < [Chapter 4 - Comparative Study of Liberation in Jainism and Buddhism]
Jainism and Patanjali Yoga (Comparative Study) (by Deepak bagadia)
Part 4.4 - Yogic techniques for control of Vrttis (3): Abhyasa and Vairagya < [Chapter 2 - Yoga philosophy and practices]
Raudradhyana (cruel meditation) < [Chapter 3 - Jain Philosophy and Practice]
Dharmadhyana (virtuous or righteous meditation) < [Chapter 3 - Jain Philosophy and Practice]
Early Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
Temples in Govindaputtur (Govandaputtur) < [Chapter II - Temples of Parantaka I’s Time]
Patthana Dhamma (by Htoo Naing)
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 4.17.8 < [Chapter 17 - Prayers to Srī Yamunā]
The Catu-Bhanavara-Pali (critical study) (by Moumita Dutta Banik)
The second Bhanavara (Introduction) < [Chapter 3 - Subject Matter of the Second Bhanavara]