The Sanskrit term Sattvakaṣāya can be transliterated into English as Sattvakasaya or Sattvakashaya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

General definition (in Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgraha

Sattvakaṣāya (सत्त्वकषाय) refers to the “stain on beings” and represents one of the “five stains” (kaṣāya) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 91). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., sattva-kaṣāya). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sattvakaṣāya (सत्त्वकषाय):—[=sat-tva-kaṣāya] [from sat-tva > sat] m. decay of energy, one of the 5 signs of decay (See kaṣ), [Buddhist literature]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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)

Partial matches: Kashaya, Sattva.

Full-text: Kashaya, Five Stains.

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