Shilendrabodhi, Śīlendrabodhi, Shilendra-bodhi: 3 definitions

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Shilendrabodhi means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Śīlendrabodhi can be transliterated into English as Silendrabodhi or Shilendrabodhi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

[«previous next»] — Shilendrabodhi in Mahayana glossary
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā

Śīlendrabodhi (शीलेन्द्रबोधि) is the name of an Indian preceptor, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “The Exalted Discourse of the Great Vehicle entitled The Questions of Gaganagañja is completed. Translated, rendered into the new terminology, and finalized by the Indian preceptor Vijayaśīla, Śīlendrabodhi, and the chief editor-cum-translator, Ye shes sde”.

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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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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Shilendrabodhi in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śīlendrabodhi (शीलेन्द्रबोधि):—[=śīlendra-bodhi] [from śīla > śīl] m. Name of a man, [ib.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Shilendrabodhi in German

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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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