Slander: 1 definition
Introduction:
Slander means something in 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.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Rangjung Yeshe Wiki: Dharma DictionarySlander (in Tibetan: smad pa) refers to one of the “Eight (worldly) Dharmas” which are known in Tibetan as chos brgyad.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text (+278): Paishunya, Paishuna, Apavacana, Pishunata, Manahani, Pishunavacana, Tutiya, Abbhakkhana, Pesunna, Durapavada, Pishunavakya, Thotanda, Pesunakaraka, Abhisapa, Rajagamin, Abbhakkhati, Kshudrahelu, Pravada, Komdisu, Cadisu.
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Search found 112 books and stories containing Slander; (plurals include: Slanders). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The civilization of Babylonia and Assyria (by Morris Jastrow)
Part V < [Chapter VIII - Specimens Of Babylonian And Assyrian Literature]
The Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 287: Lābha-Garaha-jātaka < [Book III - Tika-Nipāta]
Jataka 349: Sandhibheda-jātaka < [Volume 3]
Jataka 473: Mittāmitta-jātaka < [Volume 4]
The Buddhist Path to Enlightenment (study) (by Dr Kala Acharya)
2.3. Right Speech (Sammā-vācā or Samyag-vāc) < [Chapter 3 - Seven Factors of Enlightenment and Noble Eightfold Path]
2.3.2. Abstention from slander (pisuṇa-vācā) < [Chapter 3 - Seven Factors of Enlightenment and Noble Eightfold Path]
2.1. Right Understanding (Sammā-diṭṭhi or Samyag-dṛṣṭi) < [Chapter 3 - Seven Factors of Enlightenment and Noble Eightfold Path]
Shurangama Sutra (with commentary by Hsuan Hua)
Becoming attached to emptiness and slandering precepts < [Chapter 3 - The Feeling Skandha]
Greed to know past lives < [Chapter 4 - The Thinking Skandha]
Greed for profound emptiness < [Chapter 4 - The Thinking Skandha]
Mahayana Mahaparinirvana Sutra
Chapter XLII - On Bodhisattva Kasyapa (c) < [Section Nine]
Chapter VIII - On the Four Dependables < [Section One]
Chapter XVIII - On Actual Illness < [Section Two]