Samkleshika, Sāṃkleśika: 1 definition
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Samkleshika means something in 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 Sāṃkleśika can be transliterated into English as Samklesika or Samkleshika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionarySāṃkleśika (सांक्लेशिक).—adj. (= Pali saṃkilesika; to saṃkleśa plus -ika), sinful, impure: Lalitavistara 434.2; (āśravā vighātā paridāghā sajvarā) °kā(ḥ) Mahāvastu iii.338.3, 4, 9, 11; (akuśalair dharmaiḥ) °kaiḥ Avadāna-śataka ii.107.3; same Bodhisattvabhūmi 182.27.
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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