Where does “သဳလ” come from?
သဳလ (Mon) comes from Pali sīla, from Sanskrit शील, from Sanskrit शी, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.
သဳလ (Mon): morals or precepts {which are five, eight, and ten in number} codifying moral conduct of which ten are followed by monks, five ordinarily by laymen, and eight by white-robed acolytes (လၟာတ်) and ဗြဴမိန် (female renunciants) and by laymen as sabbath or Lenten observance
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- morals or precepts {which are five, eight, and ten in number} codifying moral conduct of which ten are followed by monks, five ordinarily by laymen, and eight by white-robed acolytes (လၟာတ်) and ဗြဴမိန် (female renunciants) and by laymen as sabbath or Lenten observance