masculine & adjective · atthikavāda 1 · atthikavāda 2
(masculine) the doctrine that (merit, another world, etc.) exists; (adjective) following, professing that doctrine
(masc, masc, comp) (proponent of) moral effectiveness; doctrine of ethical efficacy; view that merit and the afterlife exist doctrine that (merit, another world, etc.) exists [lit.] there is doctrine Construction: atthika + vāda
(adj, adj, comp) who is a proponent of moral effectiveness; supporting the doctrine of ethical efficacy; having the view that merit and the afterlife exist following, professing that doctrine Construction: atthika + vāda