śarīra

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See also: sarira and sarīra

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Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शरीर (śarīra, “body”).

Noun

śarīra (plural śarīras)

  1. (Buddhism) A relic, especially a pearl-like object, found in the cremated ashes of Buddhist spiritual masters.

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Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शरीर (śarīra, “body”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sa.ri.ra/
  • Rhymes: -ra
  • Hyphenation: sa‧ri‧ra

Noun

śarīra

  1. body

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Further reading

  • "śarīra" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
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