ངང་ཚུལ་

ངང་ཚུལ། (Wyl. ngang tshul ) Pron.: ngang tsul

• Skt. शीलम्, śīla, Pron.: shila. From Sanskrit: and | habit, custom, usage, natural or acquired way of living or acting, practice, conduct, disposition, tendency, character, nature (often | = 'habituated' or 'accustomed' or 'disposed' or 'addicted to', 'practising' | with Buddhists | 'moral conduct', is one of the 6 or 10 perfections or Pāramitās [»q.v.] and is threefold, viz. | a moral precept | with | there are 5 fundamental precepts or rules of moral conduct | form, shape, beauty | a large snake | in this sense prob. fr. | N. of a man | of a king [Mahavyutpatti] [Sanskrit] MVP MW