nikāya

Dictionary Definitions

[mw] m. (1. ci) a heap, an assemblage, a group, class, association (esp. of persons who perform the same duties) Mn.; MBh. &c 544,3 107850 m. congregation, school Buddh. 544,3 107850.1 m. collection (of Buddh. Su1tras sUtra s, there are 5 MWB. 62, 63) 544,3 107850.2 m. habitation, dwelling, hiding-place R. (cf. Pa1n2. 3-3, 41) 544,3 107850.3

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m. (1. ci) a heap, an assemblage, a group, class, association (esp. of persons who perform the same duties) Mn.; MBh. &c 544,3 107850 m. congregation, school Buddh. 544,3 107850.1...

Corpus Profile

Part of Speech

NOUN

Total Occurrences

21

Texts Appeared In

15

DCS: kind of tree | Monier-Williams: the Supreme Being, L.

Semantic Classification

Top Texts by Occurrence

1. Matsyapurāṇa 4 19.0%
2. Mahābhārata 3 14.3%
3. Viṣṇupurāṇa 2 9.5%
4. Abhidharmakośa 1 4.8%
5. Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1 4.8%

Concordance (Sample)

• Matsyapurāṇa surface: nikāyena

  naur iyaṃ sarvadevānāṃ nikāyena vinirmitā

• Matsyapurāṇa surface: nikāya

  śatakratoramaranikāyapālitā patākinī gajaśatavājināditā

• Matsyapurāṇa surface: nikāyānām

  tato devanikāyānāmekaikaṃ samare tataḥ