Anopama, Anopamā: 2 definitions
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Anopama means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names1. Anopama - Daughter of the Treasurer Majjha of Saketa. She was so called (Peerless) because of her beauty. When she grew up, all sorts of eminent men sought her hand with rich gifts, but she was unwilling to marry. She heard the Buddha preach and, meditating on his sermon, attained the Third Fruit of the Path. Later she entered the Order, and on the seventh day thereafter became an arahant. Thig.vv.151-6; ThigA.138f.
2. Anopama - See Magandiya.
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Birthplace of the Vessabhu Buddha and capital of his father, King Suppatita. D.ii.7; but Bu.xxii.18 gives it as Anoma. The BuA. (p. 205) calls it Anupama.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryAnopama (अनोपम).—(an-opama), f. °mī, adj. (= Pali id.; for Sanskrit an-upama; in [Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit] probably only m.c.), matchless: Mahāvastu i.166.12 (°mī); 207.18 = ii.12.8; ii.379.19; iii.110.14. All verses; so far as meter and text-readings are clear, m.c.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Ends with: Asadharanopama, Dahanopama, Gaganopama, Kiranopama, Nindanopama, Rashanopama, Samanopama, Tattvakhyanopama, Vanopama, Vrindavanopama.
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Apadana commentary (Atthakatha) (by U Lu Pe Win)
Commentary on the Biography of the thera Annasamsāvaka < [Chapter 3 - Subhūtivagga (section on Subhūti)]
The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Buddha Chronicle 7: Anomadassī Buddhavaṃsa < [Chapter 9 - The chronicle of twenty-four Buddhas]