Alternative spellings of this word include Sanlekh.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā

Saṃlekha (संलेख) refers to “severe austerity”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “Then, the Lord went on to speak these verses: ‘[...] (47) They, who are released from the bondage (bandhana) of actions (karma), remain in morality. Thus the morality causes the liberation (vimokṣa) and becomes the basis of awakening (bodhi). (48) They, who perform the ascetic practices (dhūta) in a solitary place (araṇya), know how to be satisfied (saṃtuṣṭa) with few desires, and purify their thoughts by meditating (dhyāna) separated from assembly with severe austerity (saṃlekha).[...]’”.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Saṃlekha (संलेख).—m. (= Pali sallekha; compare saṃlikhi, °khita, sālekhika), severe frugality, austerity (as to the necessities of life): °khaḥ Mahāvyutpatti 7012 = Tibetan yo byad bsñuṅs pa; saṃlekha-caritā asme(?) Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 272.4 (verse), or with WT (and their ms.) saṃlekha-vṛtti-cāri sma; °khaṃ mā prabhāṣe tvaṃ Śikṣāsamuccaya 354.12 (verse); dhutaguṇa-°khe 'nuvartana-tā Śatasāhasrikā-prajñāpāramitā 1462.21 (prose).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Saṃlekha (संलेख):—[=saṃ-lekha] [from saṃ-likh] m. strict abstinence, [Buddhist literature]

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Saṃlekhā (संलेखा) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Saṃlehā.

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Saṃlekha (संलेख) [Also spelled sanlekh]:—(nm) a protocol.

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See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Lekha, Sam.

Starts with: Samlekhana.

Ends with: Svatva-samlekha.

Full-text: Samleha, Svatva-samlekha, Sanlekh, Samlikhi, Salekhika, Samlikhita, Dhuta, Samtushta.

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