Shilalamkara, Shila-alamkara, Śīlālaṃkāra, Shila-alankara, Shilalankara, Śīlālaṅkāra: 1 definition
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Shilalamkara means something in 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.
The Sanskrit terms Śīlālaṃkāra and Śīlālaṅkāra can be transliterated into English as Silalamkara or Shilalamkara or Silalankara or Shilalankara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāŚīlālaṃkāra (शीलालंकार) is the name of a Bodhisattva, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly: “Then the Bodhisattva named Śīlālaṃkāra said this to the Bodhisattva Gaganagañja: ‘Son of good family, if the rain of the perfection of generosity poured down by your magical power, why do you not pour down the rain of the perfection of morality?’ Immediately after his words, the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas in ten directions praised the adornments of the virtues of morality, and the voice of praising the virtues of morality, as many expressions as there are, resonated in the open space. [...]
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.
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