Skandhas: 7 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySkandhas (स्कन्धस्).—n.
1) The shoulder.
2) The trunk of a tree.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySkandhas (स्कन्धस्).—n.
(-ndhaḥ) 1. The shoulder. 2. The trunk of a tree. E. skadi to go or collect, aff. asun, and da changed to dha .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionarySkandhas (स्कन्धस्).—n. 1. The shoulder. 2. The trunk of a tree (cf. the last).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySkandhas (स्कन्धस्).—[neuter] ramification, branches or top of a tree.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Skandhas (स्कन्धस्):—[from skandha] n. the shoulder, [Uṇādi-sūtra]
2) [v.s. ...] the branching top or crown of a tree, [Ṛg-veda; Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Atharva-veda]
3) [v.s. ...] the trunk of a tree, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySkandhas (स्कन्धस्):—(ndhaḥ) 5. n. The shoulder; trunk of a tree.
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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: Skamdhasamdhi, Skandhashakha, Skandhashali, Skandhashiras, Skandhashringa, Skandhaskandha, Skandhastambhi, Skandhasvabhava, Skandhasvamin, Skandhasvati.
Ends with: Five Skandhas.
Full-text (+51): Vedana, Samjna, Skandha, Rupa, Sankhara, Vijnana, Skandho, Samskara, Pancaskandhi, Triskandha, Three Sufferings, Three Classifications, Vatsiputriyas, Vatsiputriya, Skandhogriva, Samudayastamgama, Udaya, Karabhajana, Sopadhishesha, Eight Sufferings.
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Bhagavati-sutra (Viyaha-pannatti) (by K. C. Lalwani)
Part 3 - Characterisation of molecules of matter < [Chapter 7]
Part 2 - On the indivisibility of molecules < [Chapter 7]
Part 5 - On transformation of one object < [Chapter 1]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Part 3 - The non-existence of beings < [Chapter XXIII - The Virtue of Morality]
Appendix 6 - Prajñā or Prajñāpāramitā as ‘the Mother of the Buddhas’ < [Chapter LII - Elimination of the Triple Poison]
Story of the punishment of a bhikṣu who confused dhyāna and fruits of the Path < [Part 5 - The virtue of meditation]
Chapter XI - The Great Intermediate Set Of Pairs < [Part I]
Chapter I - The Group Of Triplets < [Part I]
Chapter III - The Short Intermediate Set Of Pairs < [Part I]
Mahayana Mahaparinirvana Sutra
Chapter XXXV - On Bodhisattva Lion's Roar (c) < [Section Seven]
Chapter XXIX - On Bodhisattva Highly-Virtuous King (c) < [Section Six]
Chapter XLIII - On Bodhisattva Kasyapa (d) < [Section Nine]
The Great Chariot (by Longchenpa)
Part 1b.1h - How the four formless skandhas of name depend on the continuum of mind < [B. The extensive explanation of the nature of karma]
C. It is right to contemplate the sufferings of samsara < [Chapter III - The Sufferings of Samsara]
Part 1 - Equanimity meditation < [G. How to meditate]
A study of the philosophy of Jainism (by Deepa Baruah)
Chapter III.e - The concept of matter or Pudgala < [Chapter III - Categories]
Chapter III.f - Prabhācandra’s view regarding matter < [Chapter III - Categories]
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