Siddhanta

Siddhānta (Devanagari: सिद्धान्त lit.'established end'[1]) is a Sanskrit term denoting the established and accepted view of any particular school within Indian philosophy; literally "settled opinion or doctrine, dogma, axiom, received or admitted truth; any fixed or established or canonical text-book on any subject" (from siddha, adj. mfn.- accomplished, fulfilled; that has attained the highest object, thoroughly skilled or versed in).[2]

  1. ^ Johnson, W. J. (2009-02-12). A Dictionary of Hinduism. OUP Oxford. ISBN 978-0-19-861025-0.
  2. ^ "Monier-Williams Sanskrit Dictionary sv. "siddhanta"". Archived from the original on 2015-05-20. Retrieved 2015-01-19.

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