Aggi: 5 definitions
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India history and geography
Source: Project Gutenberg: Castes and Tribes of Southern India, Volume 1Aggi (“fire”) is one of the many exogamous septs (division) among the Bōyas (an old fighting caste of Southern India). The Bōyas were much prized as fighting men in the stirring times of the eighteenth century .
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryaggi : (m.) fire.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryAggi, (Vedic agni = Lat. ignis. Besides the contracted form aggi we find the diaeretic forms gini (q. v.) and aggini (see below)) fire. — 1. fire, flames, sparks; conflagration, Vin.II, 120 (fire in bathroom); M.I, 487 (anāhāro nibbuto f. gone out for lack of fuel); S.IV, 185, 399 (sa-upādāno jalati provided with fuel blazes); Sn.62; Dh.70 (= asaniaggi DhA.III, 71); J.I, 216 (sparks), 294 (pyre); II, 102; III, 55; IV, 139; VvA.20 (aggimhi tāpanaṃ + udake temanaṃ). — The var. phases of lighting and extinguishing the fire are given at A.IV, 45: aggiṃ ujjāleti (kindle, make burn), ajjhupekkhati (look after, keep up), nibbāpeti (extinguish, put out), nikkhipati (put down, lay). Other phrases are e. g. aggiṃ jāleti (kindle) J.II, 44; gaṇhāti (make or take) J.I, 494 (cp. below b); deti (set light to) J.I, 294; nibbāpeti (put out) It.93; Sdhp.552. aggi nibbāyati the f. goes out S.II, 85; M.I, 487; J.I, 212 (udake through water); Miln.304. aggi nibbuto the f. is extinguished (cp. °nibbāna) J.I, 61; Miln.304. agginā dahati to burn by means of fire, to set fire to A.I, 136, 199; PvA.20. udar° the fire supposed to regulate digestion PvA.33; cp. Dial. II.208, note 2; kapp°uṭṭhān° the universal conflagration J.III, 185; dāv° a wood or jungle fire J.I, 212; naḷ° the burning of a reed J.VI, 100; padīp° fire of a lamp Miln.47. 2. the sacrificial fire: In one or two of the passages in the older texts this use of Aggi is ambiguous. It may possibly be intended to denote the personal Agni, the fire-god. But the commentators do not think so, and the Jātaka commentary, when it means Agni, has the phrase Aggi Bhagavā the Lord Agni, e. g. at J.I, 285, 494; II, 44. The ancient ceremony of kindling a holy fire on the day the child is born and keeping it up throughout his life, is also referred to by that commentary e. g. J.I, 285; II, 43. Aggiṃ paricarati (cp. °paricāriyā) to serve the sacred fire Vin.I, 31 (jaṭilā aggī paricaritukāmā); A.V, 263, 266; Th.2, 143 (= aggihuttaṃ paric° ThA.136); Dh.107; J.I, 494; DhA.II, 232. aggiṃ juhati (cp. °homa, °hutta) to sacrifice (in)to the fire A.II, 207; often combd. with aggihuttaṃ paricarati, e. g. S.I, 166; Sn.p. 79. aggiṃ namati & santappeti to worship the fire A.V, 235. aggissa (Gen.) paricāriko J YI.207 (cp. below °paricārika); aggissa ādhānaṃ A.IV, 41. — 3. (ethical, always —°) the fire of burning, consuming, feverish sensations. frequent in standard set of 3 fires, viz. rāg°, dos°, moh°, or the fires of lust, anger and bewilderment. The number three may possibly have been chosen with reference to the three sacrificial fires of Vedic ritual. At S.IV, 19; A.IV, 41 sq. there are 7 fires, the 4 last of which are āhuneyy°, gahapat°, dakkhiṇeyy°, kaṭṭh°. But this trinity of cardinal sins lies at the basis of Buddhist ethics, & the fire simile was more probably suggested by the number. D.III, 217; It.92, Vbh.368. In late books are found others: ind° the fire of the senses PvA.56; dukkh° the glow of suffering ib. 60; bhavadukkh° of the misery of becomings Sdhp. 552; vippaṭisār° burning remorse PvA.60; sok° burning grief ib. 41.
Note. The form aggini occurs only at Sn.668 & 670 in the meaning of “pyre”, and in combn. with sama ”like”, viz. aggini-samaṃ jalitaṃ 668 (= samantato jali taṃ aggiṃ SnA.480); aggini-samāsu 670 (= aggisamāsu SnA.481). The form agginī in phrase niccagginī can either be referred to gini (q. v.) or has to be taken as Nom. of aggini (in adj. function with ī metri causa; otherwise as adj. agginiṃ), meaning looking constantly after the fire, i. e. careful, observant, alert.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Aggi (अग्गि) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Agni.
2) Aggi (अग्गि) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Agni.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAggi (ಅಗ್ಗಿ):—
1) [noun] the heat and light of burning; fire.
2) [noun] a once-supposed substance, reckoned as one of the four (or five) elements of the universe.
3) [noun] the digestive heat or power.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+57): Aggagara, Aggi Bhagava, Aggi Sutta, Aggia, Aggia chita, Aggibatthu, Aggibrahma, Aggicca, Aggiccabha, Aggidaddha, Aggidaha, Aggidatta, Aggideva, Aggiga, Aggigaliga, Aggigannu, Aggigata, Aggigomda, Aggihoma, Aggihotta.
Ends with (+29): Asanaggi, Baggi, Bahuraggi, Daggi, Dakkhineyyaggi, Davaggi, Dohaggi, Dosaggi, Edeyaggi, Gahapataggi, Haggi, Heccumaggi, Husudaggi, Indaggi, Jaggi, Jamadaggi, Jatharaggi, Kamaggi, Kappaggi, Kattaggi.
Full-text (+67): Jatharaggi, Indaggi, Aggihuttaka, Aggihoma, Hutta, Paripilita, Niraggika, Pataggi, Agni, Pavaka, Nikasin, Hotta, Aggika, Aggidaha, Aggittha, Susanaggi, Aggihutta, Pajjalita, Aggitthana, Thusaggi.
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Search found 13 books and stories containing Aggi; (plurals include: Aggis). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Dhammapada (Illustrated) (by Ven. Weagoda Sarada Maha Thero)
Verse 251 - The Story of Five Lay-Disciples < [Chapter 18 - Mala Vagga (Impurities)]
Verse 202 - The Story of a Young Bride < [Chapter 15 - Sukha Vagga (Happiness)]
Verse 137-140 - The Story of Venerable Mahā Moggallāna < [Chapter 10 - Daṇḍa Vagga (Punishment)]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Appendix 1 - The community of the five (pañcasādhāraṇa) < [Chapter XIX - The Characteristics of Generosity]
Appendix 2 - The benefits of loving-kindness (maitrī or metta) < [Chapter XXXII-XXXIV - The eight classes of supplementary dharmas]
Vinaya (3): The Cullavagga (by T. W. Rhys Davids)
Cullavagga, Khandaka 5, Chapter 5 < [Khandaka 5 - On the Daily Life of the Bhikkhus]
Chapter V - The Category Of Form Under A Fivefold Aspect < [Book II - Form]
Vinaya Pitaka (1): Bhikkhu-vibhanga (the analysis of Monks’ rules) (by I. B. Horner)
The Buddha and His Disciples (by Venerable S. Dhammika)