Silamaya, Silāmaya, Shilamaya, Sīlamaya, Sila-maya: 7 definitions
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Silamaya 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: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarysilāmaya : (adj.) made of stone. || sīlamaya (adj.), connected with morality.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionarySīlamaya refers to: consisting in morality It. 51; VvA. 10 (see maya, definition 6).
Note: sīlamaya is a Pali compound consisting of the words sīla and maya.
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Silāmaya refers to: made of stone J. VI, 269, 270; Mhvs 33, 22; 36, 104.
Note: silāmaya is a Pali compound consisting of the words silā and maya.
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: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚilāmaya (शिलामय).—mfn.
(-yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) Made of stone. E. śilā, mayaṭ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚilāmaya (शिलामय).—[feminine] ī made of stone, stony.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śilāmaya (शिलामय):—[=śilā-maya] [from śilā] mf(ī or less correctly ā)n. made of st° (with varṣa, ‘a shower of stones’), [Kāvya literature; Bhāgavata-purāṇa; Vāsavadattā]
2) Śīlamaya (शीलमय):—[=śīla-maya] [from śīla > śīl] mf(ī)n. consisting in moral character or good conduct, [Buddhist literature]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚilāmaya (शिलामय):—[(yaḥ-yī-yaṃ) a.] Of stone.
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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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Partial matches: Shila, Maya, Cila.
Starts with: Silamayamuninda.
Full-text: Punyakriyavastu, Bhavanamaya, Punna Kiriya Vatthu, Maya, Dana.
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