Santivada, Santivāda, Santi-vada, Shantivada: 3 definitions
Introduction:
Santivada means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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.
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionarySantivāda refers to: an advocate of mental calm Sn. 845 (°vada in verse); Nd1 203. (Page 676)
Note: santivāda is a Pali compound consisting of the words santi and vāda.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumŚāntivāda (शान्तिवाद) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—[nyāya] Oppert. 4359.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚāntivāda (शान्तिवाद):—[=śānti-vāda] [from śānti > śānta] m. Name of [work]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vada, Vata, Shanti.
Ends with: Kshantivada.
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