Shilavishuddhi, Śīlaviśuddhi, Shila-vishuddhi: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Śīlaviśuddhi can be transliterated into English as Silavisuddhi or Shilavishuddhi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Śīlaviśuddhi (शीलविशुद्धि) refers to “purity of discipline” according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter XXVIII). Accordingly, “By means of purity of discipline (śīlaviśuddhi), solitude in retreat, guarding the senses, intensive meditation during the first and last watch of the night, the ascetic avoids external pleasures and takes pleasure in meditation. He avoids desires (kāma) and the bad dharmas (akuśaladharma). Depending on the anāgamya (the preliminary absorption preceding the first dhyāna), he acquires the first dhyāna”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Śīlaviśuddhi (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 尸羅淸淨 [shī luó qīng jìng]: “pure in the precepts”.
2) 戒淨 [jiè jìng]: “purity of the precepts”.
3) 淸淨戒 [qīng jìng jiè]: “pure self-restraint”..
Note: śīlaviśuddhi can be alternatively written as: śīla-viśuddhi.
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 (+0): Vishuddhi, Shila.
Full-text (+0): Cittavisuddhisilavisuddhisannissaya, Shi luo qing jing, Qing jing jie, Agramati, Jie jing, Vishuddhi.
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