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icchantika

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit इच्छन्तिक (icchantika).

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 一闡提 /一阐提 (yīchántí) — person incapable of achieving nirvana
  • Japanese: 一闡提 (issendai) — person incapable of achieving nirvana
  • Korean: 일천제 (ilcheonje) — person incapable of achieving nirvana
  • Sanskrit: इच्छन्तिक (icchantika) — person incapable of achieving nirvana
  • Tibetan: འདོད་ཆེན ('dod chen) — person incapable of achieving nirvana