Samaseri, Samasheri, Shamasheri: 3 definitions
Introduction:
Samaseri means something in Buddhism, Pali, Marathi. 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.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Dhamma Dana: Pali English GlossaryF Female samasera (see this word).
Being given that a bhikkhuni is needed to give the precepts of a samaneri to a woman, there can no longer exist any nowadays.
Women presently living in countries hosting the theravada tradition and whom we call "nuns" are in fact persons who choose to lead a community centred life being taking the eight precepts.
See also the word siladhara
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysamaśērī (समशेरी).—a ( P) Relating to the suit called śamaśēra--a card &c. 2 Of which the heads of the figures on the two sides point to the same quarter of the heavens--a variety of the coin called putaḷī.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusŚamaśēri (ಶಮಶೇರಿ):—
1) [noun] a weapon having various forms but consisting typically of a long, straight or slightly curved blade, sharp-edged on one or both sides, with one end pointed and the other fixed in a hilt or handle; a sword.
2) [noun] (hist.) a monetary coin of gold.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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