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 and classic Indonesia The Reverend, a title that translates as pendeta in Indonesian
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)