Pāli Dictionary

sīla

sīlrootasuffix

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Root

sīl1conduct soi-même; practise

Literal

conduct; habit

Synonyms

sutta, sikkhāpada

ethics

  • vertu; moralité; conduite éthique

  • virtue; ethical conduct; moral integrity

  • MN 44

    tayo kho āvuso visākha khandhā... sīlakkhandho samādhikkhandho paññākkhandho

  • précepte; règle d’entraînement(les cinq, huit, dix préceptes)

  • precept; training rule (the five, eight, ten precepts)

silā

approximate

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Synonyms

sela, asma, pāsāṇa, amha

general

  • pierre; roche

  • stone; rock

  • MN 119

    seyyathā'pi, bhikkhave, puriso garukaṃ silāguḷaṃ allamattikāpuñje pakkhipeyya. taṃ kiṃ maññatha, bhikkhave, api nu taṃ garukaṃ silāguḷaṃ allamattikāpuñje labhetha otāran'ti? evaṃ, bhante.

  • pierre précieuse ou semi-précieuse (quartz)

  • a precious or semi-precious stone; gem, quartz

  • Ud 5.5

    puna caparaṃ, bhikkhave, mahāsamuddo bahuratano anekaratano. tatr'imāni ratanāni, seyyath'idaṃ muttā maṇi veḷuriyo saṅkho silā pavāḷaṃ rajataṃ jātarūpaṃ lohit'aṅgo masāragallaṃ

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