Sitibhava, Sītibhāva, Shitibhava, Śītībhāva: 6 definitions
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Sitibhava means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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 Śītībhāva can be transliterated into English as Sitibhava or Shitibhava, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarysītibhāva : (m.) coolness; calm.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚītībhāva (शीतीभाव).—
1) Perfect tranquillity of mind.
2) Final emancipation.
Derivable forms: śītībhāvaḥ (शीतीभावः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryŚītibhāva (शीतिभाव) or Śīti-bhūta.—see śītī°.
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Śītībhāva (शीतीभाव).—also śīti°, m. (= Pali sīti°; see under prec.), the becoming ‘cool’ in a religious sense, i.e. calm, extinguished, emancipated: ajarāmaraśītībhāva (all mss. °tī°) ity ucyate (Buddha) Lalitavistara 425.13 (prose); but anta- parama-śītibhāvopanayanatayā tīrthabhūtā bhavanti Gaṇḍavyūha 388.1 (prose), they become like means of salvation because they lead to final supreme ‘coolness’ (extinction, nirvāṇa); in Lalitavistara 392.12 (prose) śītībhāvo is Lefm.'s em., mss. either śītibhāvo or śīto (om. bhāvo; the word is an epithet of dharma); in verses of Lalitavistara, where meter determines the quantity, nirvāṇamārgam upayāsyati śītibhāvāṃ (! Calcutta (see LV.) °vaṃ; v.l. in Lefm. only °vī) 48.15; yada lapsyate hy amṛtu (read with best mss. °ta-) sparśana śītibhāvaṃ 303.10; saṃsthitu sītibhāvaḥ (v.l. śī°) 125.3.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śītībhāva (शीतीभाव):—[=śītī-bhāva] [from śītī > śīta] m. the becoming cool, [Nirukta, by Yāska; Caraka; Kāraṇḍa-vyūha]
2) [v.s. ...] cold state, coldness, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
3) [v.s. ...] the growing cold or passionless, perfect tranquillity of mind, [Lalita-vistara]
4) [v.s. ...] final emancipation, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚītībhāva (शीतीभाव):—[śītī-bhāva] (vaḥ) 1. m. Final emancipation; coolness; composure.
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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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Starts with: Shitibhavati.
Full-text: Abhikankhin, Sitibhuta.
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