English Explanatory Dictionary

icchantika

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A non-Buddhist person who lacks Buddha-nature, and is therefore incapable of achieving nirvana.

Word forms

icchantika icchantikas

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit इच्छन्तिक (icchantika).

Related words

reprobate abomination
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