Paṇḍita (Hindi: ''paṇḍit''; Malaysian and Indonesian Malay: ''pendeta''; Mongol: ''bandida''; Javanese: pandhita, pêndhita, pêndheta, (''pandito'', ''pendito'', ''pendeto)''; Tibetan: ''khepa''; Wyl: ''mkhas pa''), a Sanskrit word meaning learned master, may refer to:
Titles
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Pandita (Buddhism), a Buddhist teacher skilled in five sciences
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Agga Maha Pandita, an honorific title used in Theravada Buddhism
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Pandit
A Pandit ( sa, पण्डित, paṇḍit; hi, पंडित; also spelled Pundit, pronounced ; abbreviated Pt.) is a man with specialised knowledge or a teacher of any field of knowledge whether it is shashtra (Holy Books) or shastra (Wea ...
, the Hindi variant, a broad term for teacher in the ancient and contemporary Indian context
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Pandita (Islam)
Paṇḍita (Hindi: ''paṇḍit''; Malaysian and Indonesian Malay: ''pendeta''; Mongol: ''bandida''; Javanese: pandhita, pêndhita, pêndheta, (''pandito'', ''pendito'', ''pendeto)''; Tibetan: ''khepa''; Wyl: ''mkhas pa''), a Sanskrit word meaning ...
, a term for Muslim ritual specialists in the Philippines
People
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Balajinnatha Pandita
Baljinath Pandit (1916–2007) was a Sanskrit scholar and authority on Kashmir Shaivism.
He obtained his Ph.D. at Punjab University and was professor of Sanskrit and Philosophy at Himachal Pradesh University
Himachal Pradesh University ( ...
(1916–2007), Sanskrit scholar
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Gadadhara Pandita
Gadadhara Pandita, also known as Pandita Goswami, was a close associate of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Gadadhara Pandita Goswami is described as a handsome young boy, student of Nyaya (Indian logic) and ranked highest among the inner circle of Chait ...
, an associate of Hindu social reformer Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
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Lakshmana Pandita
Lakshmana Pandita was the author of ''Vaidyarajavallabha'' (also known as Vaidyavallabha), a Sanskrit book on Ayurveda written during the Vijayanagara Empire
The Vijayanagara Empire, also called the Karnata Kingdom, was a Hinduism, Hindu ...
, 15th century Indian medical author
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Pandita Ramabai (1858–1922), Indian social reformer
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Sakya Pandita (1182–1251), 13th-century Tibetan Buddhist scholar
* Sayadaw
U Pandita (1921–2016), Burmese Theravada master
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Zaya Pandita (1599–1662), Buddhist missionary priest and the most prominent Oirat Buddhist scholar
Other uses
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''Pandita'' (butterfly), a brush-footed butterfly of tribe
Limenitidini
See also
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Pundit (disambiguation)
Pandit or pundit is a scholar or expert, especially of traditional Indian law, philosophy, or music.
Pandit or pundit may also refer to:
*Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first and longest-serving prime minister
*Pundit (explorer), a 19th-century term to ...
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