Dictionary Definition :
Definition[1]
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sīmā (Pāli, boundary, limit). The boundary formally drawn around monastic territory.
Source
:
A Dictionary of Buddhism, Oxford University Press, 2003, 2004 (which is available in electronic version from answer.com)
Definition[2]
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sīmā : [f.] a boundary; a limit; a chapter house for Buddhist monks.
Source
:
A.P. Buddhadatta Mahathera, Concise Pali-English and English-Pali Dictionary [available as digital version from Metta Net, Sri Lanka]
Related
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sīmā-bandha , sīmābandha , sīmadharasvāmin , sīmādhipa , sīmāgiri , śim , sim , silvery , silver tongued , silver smith