Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

adhisthana

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ad-histhana
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An initiation or blessing in Vajrayana schools such as Tibetan Buddhism and Shingon Buddhism.

Etymology

From Sanskrit अधिष्ठान (adhiṣṭhāna).

Origin

Source language: Sanskrit

Word Breakdown

Root: स्था, अधिष्ठान

Inflected Forms

adhisthanas (plural)

Questions

What does adhisthana mean?: An initiation or blessing in Vajrayana schools such as Tibetan Buddhism and Shingon Buddhism.
Where does adhisthana come from?: It is traced to Sanskrit.

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