Vicchandana, Vicchandanā: 1 definition
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Vicchandana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryVicchandanā (विच्छन्दना) or Vichandanā.—(to next, n. act.; Wogihara gives °na, but without convincing evidence), dissuasion, determent: mahāyānaprasthitānāṃ ca sattvānā(ṃ) °nā Kāśyapa Parivarta 118.3; vicchandanāyāpi (read °nā yāpi) ca buddhayānaṃ (read °nād, abl.? so Tibetan, -las) id. 6 (verse), referring to 3 above, must surely mean and dissuasion from the Buddha-vehicle; °danayā (so read with v.l. for text °danatayā) ca striyaḥ strībhāvābhiratānāṃ ca strībhāvāt Bodhisattvabhūmi 29.21; tatparasya °danārthaṃ 173.13; duṣkaracaryādhimuktānāṃ sattvānāṃ vicchandanārthaṃ 271.13 (misprinted).
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