Saumilaka, Saumilakā: 1 definition

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Saumilaka 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.

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

Saumilakā (सौमिलका).—or (v.l. Index, and Mironov) °likā, a kind of cloth-material, according to Tibetan (beḥu phrug, v.l. phrag) and Chin. made of calf's skin or hair, = somila or °lā which replaces it in similar list in Bhikṣuṇī-karmavācanā: Mahāvyutpatti 9175.

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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.

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