The Sanskrit term Śīlavat can be transliterated into English as Silavat or Shilavat, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Śīlavat (शीलवत्) refers to “morality”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 19).—Great fruits are promised for the generosity accomplished by a person endowed with morality (śīlavat) who, according to the Aṅguttara, is free of the five faults and provided with five qualities. The five faults, viz., sensual desire (kāma) and the desire of action (chanda); maliciousness (vyāpāda); laziness (styāna) and languor (middha); agitation (auddhatya) and regret (kaukṛtya) and finally, doubt (vicikitsā) are borrowed from the list of paryavasthānas which the practice of generosity helps to eliminate. The Mppś has already given a complete list of the (cf. Treatise, I, p. 424F).

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śīlavat (शीलवत्).—mfn. (-vān-vatī-vat) Of a good or amiable disposition. E. śīla good conduct, matup poss. aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Śīlavat (शीलवत्):—[=śīla-vat] [from śīla > śīl] mfn. possessed of a good disposition or character, well-conducted, moral, [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] (ifc.) having the custom or practice of [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śīlavat (शीलवत्):—[(vān-vatī-vat) a.] Of a good or amiable disposition.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Shila, Vat, Cila.

Starts with: Shilavati, Silavata.

Ends with: Kulashilavat, Samvibhagashilavat, Shrutashilavat, Shrutishilavat, Sushilavat, Tejovaidagdhyashilavat.

Full-text: Shrutishilavat, Shilavati, Sushilavat, Tejovaidagdhyashilavat, Shrutashilavat, Kulashilavat, Samvibhagashilavat, Styana, Losakatishya, Chanda, Middha, Divyacakshus.

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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)

II. Diversity of the fruits of generosity < [Part 8 - Predicting the fruits of ripening of various kinds of gifts]

III. Who can hear the voice of the Buddhas? < [Part 3 - Speaking to innumerable universes by means of a single sound]

The Dakṣiṇāvibhaṅgasūtra < [III. Recollection of the community (saṃgānusmṛti)]

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