Silasampanna, Sīlasampanna, Shilasampanna, Sila-sampanna: 7 definitions

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Silasampanna 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.

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara Samadhi

Śīlasampanna (शीलसम्पन्न) refers to “perfected in virtue”, according to the Guru Mandala Worship (maṇḍalārcana) ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi, which refers to the primary pūjā and sādhanā practice of Newah Mahāyāna-Vajrayāna Buddhists in Nepal.—Accordingly, “Homage to the guru Buddha, homage to the protecting Dharma, Homage to the great Sangha, and to all three, constant homage. I bow to all Buddhas, and to the dharma spoken by the Buddha, And to the Sangha perfected in virtue (śīlasampanna), I bow to the three jewels”.

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Silasampanna in Pali glossary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

sīlasampanna : (adj.) observing the moral precepts.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Sīlasampanna refers to: practising morality, virtuous Vin. I, 228; D. I, 63; II, 86; M. I, 354; Th. 2, 196; ThA. 168; DA. I, 182. (Page 712)

Note: sīlasampanna is a Pali compound consisting of the words sīla and sampanna.

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Silasampanna in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śīlasampanna (शीलसम्पन्न).—mfn.

(-nnaḥ-nnā-nnaṃ) Well-conducted, of proper conduct or disposition. E. śīla, and sampanna abounding with.

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

Śīlasampanna (शीलसम्पन्न):—[=śīla-sampanna] [from śīla > śīl] mfn. = -śālin, [Mahābhārata]

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

Śīlasampanna (शीलसम्पन्न):—[śīla-sampanna] (nnaḥ-nnā-nnaṃ) a. Well disposed, well behaved.

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Silasampanna in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Śīlasaṃpanna (ಶೀಲಸಂಪನ್ನ):—[noun] = ಶೀಲವಂತ - [shilavamta -] 1.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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