Sambharashila, Sambhāraśīla, Sambhara-shila: 2 definitions

Introduction:

Sambharashila 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 Sambhāraśīla can be transliterated into English as Sambharasila or Sambharashila, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

General definition (in Buddhism)

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

Sambhāraśīla (सम्भारशील) or simply Sambhāra refers to the “meritorious virtue” and represents one of the “three kinds of virtue” (śīla) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 106). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., sambhāra-śīla). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Sambhāraśīla (सम्भारशील):—[=sam-bhāra-śīla] [from sam-bhāra > sam-bhṛ] n. (with Buddhists) the virtue of possessing the requisites (See above), [Dharmasaṃgraha 106.]

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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