Pandita

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