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आकर्षणा (AkarSaNA)

 
Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid
English
ākarṣaṇā, °ṇa-tā, and °ṇī (cf. Skt. ākarṣaṇa, nt., attraction), (a Buddhaʼs) power of attraction (of men, to himself and his doctrine): Mv 〔i.314.2—3〕 (prose) ākarṣaṇā eṣā buddhānāṃ
bhagavatā vaineyasattvānāṃ ākarṣaṇatāyai (instr.! for °ye
here perhaps rather by the exercize of that power)
Mvy 〔4315〕 sarvatathāgatākarṣaṇī.