Dictionary Definition :
Definition[1]
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akṣara
(Sanskrit). A syllable, letter, or phoneme, especially of Sanskrit. In tantric Buddhism these syllables often constitute a hidden code with mystical significance known only to initiates.
Source
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A Dictionary of Buddhism, Oxford University Press, 2003, 2004 (which is available in electronic version from answer.com)
Definition[2]
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akṣara: Phoneme; one of the conditioning disjoined from thought. àviprayukta-saṃskāra.
Source
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Sarvastivada Abhidharma, Sanskrit-English Glossary, by Bhikkhu KL Dhammajoti
Related
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akṣara-saṃnipāta , akṣarabhāj , akṣaracaṇa , akṣaracañcu , akṣarachandas , akṣapriya , akṣapīḍa , akṣapāṭika , akṣapātana , akṣapaṭala