Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sarvastivada

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sar-vas-ti-va-da
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An early school of Buddhism.

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit सर्वास्तिवाद (sarvāstivāda), from सर्व (sarva) + अस्ति (asti) + -वाद (-vāda).

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What does sarvastivada mean?
An early school of Buddhism.
Where does sarvastivada come from?
Borrowed from Sanskrit सर्वास्तिवाद (sarvāstivāda), from सर्व (sarva) + अस्ति (asti) + -वाद (-vāda).

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