Shucisamudacarata, Śucisamudācāratā, Shuci-samudacarata: 2 definitions

Introduction:

Shucisamudacarata 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 Śucisamudācāratā can be transliterated into English as Sucisamudacarata or Shucisamudacarata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Shuchisamudacharata.

In Buddhism

General definition (in Buddhism)

[«previous next»] — Shucisamudacarata in Buddhism glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgraha

Śucisamudācāratā (शुचिसमुदाचारता) or Śucisamudācāra refers to “pure behaviour” and represents the forty-second of the “eighty secondary characteristics” (anuvyañjana) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 83). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., śuci-samudācāratā). The work is attributed to Nagarguna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Śucisamudācāratā (शुचिसमुदाचारता):—[=śuci-samudācāra-tā] [from śuci > śuc] f. the being of pure behaviour (one of the 80 minor marks of a Buddha), [Dharmasaṃgraha 84.]

context information

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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