Pandita Explained

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

• Pandita (Buddhism), a Buddhist teacher skilled in five sciences
  • Agga Maha Pandita, an honorific title used in Theravada Buddhism
• Pandit, the Hindi variant, a broad term for teacher in the ancient and contemporary Indian context
• Pandita (Islam), a term for Muslim ritual specialists in the Philippines

People

• Balajinnatha Pandita (1916–2007), Sanskrit scholar
• Gadadhara Pandita, an associate of Hindu social reformer Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
• Lakshmana Pandita, 15th century Indian medical author
• Pandita Ramabai (1858–1922), Indian social reformer
• Sakya Pandita (1182–1251), 13th-century Tibetan Buddhist scholar
• Sayadaw U Pandita (1921–2016), Burmese Theravada master
• Zaya Pandita (1599–1662), Buddhist missionary priest and the most prominent Oirat Buddhist scholar

Other uses

• Pandita (butterfly), a brush-footed butterfly of tribe Limenitidini

See also

• Pandit (disambiguation)