Purvashaila, Pūrvaśaila, Purva-shaila: 8 definitions

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Purvashaila means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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.

Purvashaila has 6 English definitions available.

The Sanskrit term Pūrvaśaila can be transliterated into English as Purvasaila or Purvashaila, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Pūrvaśaila (पूर्वशैल):—(pūrva + śaila) m.

1) der östliche Berg, hinter dem die Sonne aufgehen soll, [Jaṭādhara im Śabdakalpadruma] saṃghārāma Name eines Klosters [HIOUENTHSANG II, 110] (vgl. den Index). —

2) pl. Name einer buddhistischen Schule [Vyutpatti oder Mahāvyutpatti 210.] [Burnouf 446.] [Lot. de Lassen’s Anthologie b. l. 358.] [WASSILJEW 78. 264.] [KÖPPEN I, 153.] — Vgl. avaraśaila, welches auch westlicher Berg bedeutet; das darauf belegene Kloster heisst avaraśailasaṃghārāma, wie [Stenzler JULIEN] richtig im Index hat; es ist demnach avaraśilā zu streichen.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

Pūrvaśaila (पूर्वशैल):—m.

1) der östliche Berg (hinter dem die Sonne aufgehen soll). —

2) Pl. eine best. buddhistische Schule.

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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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