Lemma: bhikṣā (f)
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Temporal probability mass distribution
- any boon obtained by begging (MW)
- hire (MW)
- service (MW)
- the act of begging or asking (MW)
- wages (MW)
Topic |
Frequency |
Mahāyāna |
17 |
āśrama |
17 |
jātaka, avadāna |
15 |
begging, bhikṣu, bhikṣā |
14 |
saṃnyāsa |
14 |
upanayana, initiation |
14 |
Asceticism, tapas |
13 |
narrative literature |
13 |
Dharmaśāstra |
12 |
alms, bhikṣā |
9 |
Pashupata Shaivism |
8 |
vānaprastha |
8 |
study, śiṣya, adhyāya |
8 |
eating, food, anna |
7 |
prāyaścitta |
7 |
Buddha's life |
7 |
brahmacarya |
6 |
death rites, funeral rites, aurdhvadehika, pitṛmedha |
5 |
penance, prāyaścitta |
5 |
Shivaism, Śiva |
4 |
Liberation, mokṣa, release |
4 |
Hospitality, atithi, guests, ātithya |
3 |
good behaviour |
3 |
Mahābhārata |
3 |
Dāruvana |
3 |
Teacher (guru) and pupil (śiṣya), ācārya |
3 |
śrāddha |
3 |
(Im-)purity |
3 |
Sāṃkhya |
3 |
gṛhastha, householder |
3 |
parivrājaka |
2 |
ātman |
2 |
cremation |
2 |
purity, impurity, śuddhi, śodhana, śauca |
2 |
Sūrya, Savitṛ, sun |
2 |
āpaddharma |
2 |
Grammar |
2 |
(handing over the) daṇḍa |
2 |
Viṣṇu, Vishnuism |
2 |
snāna, bathing |
2 |
friendship |
2 |
King, rājanīti |
2 |
animal sacrifice, paśubandha |
2 |
vaiśvadeva |
2 |
dharma |
2 |
Buddhism |
2 |
varṇas, castes |
2 |
Birth, childhood, and youth |
1 |
Pārvatī |
1 |
feeding Brāhmaṇas, brāhmaṇabhojana |
1 |
brahmahatyā |
1 |
long live, āyus |
1 |
poverty, renunciation |
1 |
Paraśurāma |
1 |
vyavahāra |
1 |
murder |
1 |
botany, plants |
1 |
vrata |
1 |
marriage, wedding |
1 |
Alchemy |
1 |
Lexicography |
1 |
Yoga |
1 |
mantra |
1 |
Cosmogony |
1 |
Tīrthas |
1 |
Law |
1 |
Witness |
1 |
saṃskāras |
1 |
worship |
1 |
dāna, giving |
1 |
pralaya, destruction of the world |
1 |
war and rivalry of Devas and Asuras |
1 |
Zoology |
1 |
Debt |
1 |
Language |
1 |
Agriculture |
1 |
Sacrifice, yajña |
1 |
Brahmin |
1 |
process, jurisdiction |
1 |
Concept | Notes | Count |
alms | voluntary contributions to aid the poor | 10 |
beggary | a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person) | 2 |
bhikṣā [word] | the word bhikṣā | 2 |
food | any substance that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue | 1 |
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