Shilatathata, Śīlatathatā, Shila-tathata: 1 definition
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Shilatathata 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 term Śīlatathatā can be transliterated into English as Silatathata or Shilatathata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāŚīlatathatā (शीलतथता) refers to the “suchness of morality”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly: “Again, son of good family, the Bodhisattva, having known that the form is impermanent, having protected the morality, etc., and having known that the form is like grass, trees, walls, paths, and reflections, preserves the morality. Then he understands the suchness of morality (śīlatathatā) through the suchness of form, the suchness of transforming through the suchness of morality, the suchness of awakening through the suchness of transforming, the suchness of living being through the suchness of awakening, the suchness of the self through the suchness of living being, and the suchness of all dharmas through the suchness of the self. [...]”.
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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