Meanings
nounicchantika (plural icchantikas)
plural icchantikas
- BuddhismA non-Buddhist person who lacks Buddha-nature, and is therefore incapable of achieving nirvana.
Origin
- Sanskritइच्छन्तिक
- Englishicchantika
Borrowed from Sanskrit इच्छन्तिक (icchantika).
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Chinese Mandarin 一闡提 /一阐提
- 一闡提 /一阐提 (yīchántí)person incapable of achieving nirvana
Japanese 一闡提
- 一闡提 (issendai)person incapable of achieving nirvana
Korean 일천제
- 일천제 (ilcheonje)person incapable of achieving nirvana
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