Samadamshtrata, Samadaṃṣṭratā, Sama-damshtrata: 2 definitions

Introduction:

Samadamshtrata means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Samadaṃṣṭratā can be transliterated into English as Samadamstrata or Samadamshtrata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

General definition (in Buddhism)

[«previous next»] — Samadamshtrata in Buddhism glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgraha

Samadaṃṣṭratā (समदंष्ट्रता) or Samadaṃṣṭra refers to “even eye-teeth” and represents the fifty-eighth of the “eighty secondary characteristics” (anuvyañjana) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 83). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., sama-daṃṣṭratā). The work is attributed to Nagarguna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Samadamshtrata in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Samadaṃṣṭratā (समदंष्ट्रता):—[=sama-daṃṣṭra-tā] [from sama] f. the having equal eye-teeth (one of the 50 minor marks of a Buddha), [Dharmasaṃgraha 84.]

context information

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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