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Shailapatra, Śailapatra, Shaila-patra: 3 definitions

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Shailapatra means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term Śailapatra can be transliterated into English as Sailapatra or Shailapatra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Shailapatra in Mahayana glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Śailaٰ (शैलपात्र) refers to a “stone bowl�, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 41).—Accordingly, “[Digression on a case brought against the Buddha; A. The accusation].—[Question].—So be it! But the Buddha sometimes has physical and vocal actions that do not seem to accompany knowledge. How is that? [...] He insults his disciples and treats them like foolish men (dz󲹱ܰṣa). He insults Devadatta and says to him: ‘You are a fool (ūḍh), a corpse (ś), a spit-swallower (ṭāśi첹)�. The Buddha forbids the possession (ṇa) of eight kinds of begging-bowls (ٰ) and authorizes the Bhikṣus to use only two kinds of bowls: i) fired clay (mṛttikāٰ) and ii) iron (ayaḥٰ�) but he himself uses a stone bowl (śٰ). [...]�.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) 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 ūٰ of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā ūٰ.

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Biology (plants and animals)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Shailapatra in Biology glossary
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Shailapatra in India is the name of a plant defined with Aegle marmelos in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Feronia pellucida Roth (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Pl. Coast Corom. (1798)
· Taxon (1981)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Taxon (1979)
· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (2003)
· Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (1800)

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Shailapatra in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śailapatra (शैलपत्�).—the Bilva tree.

Derivable forms: ś貹ٰ� (शैलपत्रः).

Śailapatra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ś and patra (पत्र).

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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.

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