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आभिचारुक (AbhicAruka)

 
Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid
English
ābhicāruka, adj. and subst., repeatedly in Mmk = Skt. ābhicārika, pertaining to (hostile, black) magic or as subst. (perh. by ellipsis of karman) a performance or practice of (hostile, black) magic: Mmk 〔25.19〕
〔33.24〕 °keṣu sarveṣu (subst.)
〔124.18〕 °ka-kāṣṭhāni
〔174.7〕 ardharātre sthite candre kuryāt karmābhicārukam
〔174.11, 17〕
〔178.9〕
〔189.10〕 °ka-karmāṇi
〔320.10〕 (aśeṣaṃ karma) karoti, varjayitvā kāmopasaṃhitam, ābhicārukaṃ ca
in 〔465.8—9〕 contrasted with śāntika, pacifying (performance), as antonym, ābhicāruke mahāmāṃsena, śāntike mṛgaromāṇi Many other occurrences, but not noted outside of Mmk. One might be tempted to emend to °rika, were the cases not so numerous.