Shilavat, 艢墨濒补惫补迟: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 艢墨濒补惫补迟 can be transliterated into English as Silavat or Shilavat, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra艢墨濒补惫补迟 (啶多啶侧さ啶む) refers to 鈥渕orality鈥�, according to Mah膩praj帽膩p膩ramit膩艣膩stra (chapter 19).鈥擥reat fruits are promised for the generosity accomplished by a person endowed with morality (艣墨濒补惫补迟) who, according to the A峁単uttara, is free of the five faults and provided with five qualities. The five faults, viz., sensual desire (办腻尘补) and the desire of action (chanda); maliciousness (惫测腻辫腻诲补); laziness (蝉迟测腻苍补) and languor (middha); agitation (auddhatya) and regret (办补耻办峁泃测补) and finally, doubt (惫颈肠颈办颈迟蝉腻) are borrowed from the list of 辫补谤测补惫补蝉迟丑腻苍补蝉 which the practice of generosity helps to eliminate. The Mpp艣 has already given a complete list of the (cf. Treatise, I, p. 424F).
Mahayana (啶す啶距く啶距え, mah膩y膩na) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many 蝉奴迟谤补蝉 of which some of the earliest are the various Praj帽膩p膩ramit膩 蝉奴迟谤补蝉.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary艢墨濒补惫补迟 (啶多啶侧さ啶む).鈥攎fn. (-惫腻苍-惫补迟墨-惫补迟) Of a good or amiable disposition. E. 艣墨濒补 good conduct, matup poss. aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 艢墨濒补惫补迟 (啶多啶侧さ啶む):鈥擺=艣墨濒补-vat] [from 艣墨濒补 > 艣墨l] mfn. possessed of a good disposition or character, well-conducted, moral, [Manu-sm峁泃i; Mah膩bh膩rata] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] (ifc.) having the custom or practice of [Var膩ha-mihira鈥檚 B峁沨at-sa峁僪it膩]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary艢墨濒补惫补迟 (啶多啶侧さ啶む):鈥擺(v膩n-vat墨-vat) a.] Of a good or amiable disposition.
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Shilavati, Silavata.
Full-text: Shrutishilavat, Shilavan, Sushilavat, Tejovaidagdhyashilavat, Kulashilavat, Shrutashilavat, Shilavati, Samvibhagashilavat, Styana, Losakatishya, Chanda, Metta, Divyacakshus.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Ch枚dr枚n)
II. Diversity of the fruits of generosity < [Part 8 - Predicting the fruits of ripening of various kinds of gifts]
III. Who can hear the voice of the Buddhas? < [Part 3 - Speaking to innumerable universes by means of a single sound]
Appendix 3 - The story of the bhik峁 Losaka-ti峁a < [Chapter XXVI - Exertion]
Brihat Jataka by Varahamihira [Sanskrit/English] (by Michael D Neely)
Verse 13.5 < [Chapter 13 - Moon Yogas]
Discovery of Sanskrit Treasures (seven volumes) (by Satya Vrat Shastri)
6.10. The concept of Audarya (Liberality) < [Volume 7 - Society and Culture]