Sucighara, Sūcighara: 3 definitions
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Sucighara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Suchighara.
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarysūcighara : (nt.) a needle case.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionarySūcighara refers to: a needle case Vin. II, 301 sq.; IV, 123, 167; S. II, 231; J. I, 170.
Note: sūcighara is a Pali compound consisting of the words sūci and ghara.
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Sucighara refers to: Vin. II, 301 sq.; see sūcighara.
Note: sucighara is a Pali compound consisting of the words suci and ghara.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionarySūcighara (सूचिघर).—(nt.; = Pali sūcighara; compare prec.), needle-case; [Prātimokṣasūtra des Sarvāstivādins] 518.13 (sūcī°; compare Pali Vin. iv.123.13); 523.7 (sūci°).
Sūcighara can also be spelled as Sūcīghara (सूचीघर).
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Sūcīghara (सूचीघर) or Sūcī-gṛha or Sūcī-gṛhaka.—see sūci°.
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.
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Partial matches: Ghara, Shuci.
Full-text: Sucigriha, Sucigrihaka, Nalika, Ghara.
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