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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names

Father of the nun Mahatissa. Dpv.xviii.39.

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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).

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Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

gamika : (adj.) going away; setting out for a journey. (m.), a traveller. || gāmika (m.), villager.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Gamika, (and gamiya J.I, 87) (adj.) going away, setting out for a journey (opp. āgantuka coming back) appl. to bhikkhus only: Vin.I, 292 (° bhatta food for outgoing bh.); II, 170 (āgantuka°), 211, 265; V, 196; J.VI, 333 (āgantuka°). See also under abhisaṅkhāra. Cp. Av Ś I.87; Divy 50. (Page 245)

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Gāmika, 1. (to gāma) a governor of a village, overseer of a parish Vin.I, 179; A.III, 76, 78, 300 (in series w. raṭṭhika pettanika, senāpatika, pūgagamaṇika).—2. (to gam) adj. going wandering, travelling (-°) J.II, 112. (Page 249)

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Gāmika (गामिक).—a. (At the end of comp.) Going, leading to (as a way); परत्रगामिकस्य ते कृताकृतस्य कर्मणः । न साक्षि आत्मना समो नृणामिहास्ति कश्चन (paratragāmikasya te kṛtākṛtasya karmaṇaḥ | na sākṣi ātmanā samo nṛṇāmihāsti kaścana) || Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.321.53.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Gamika (गमिक).—m. (= Pali id.; opp āgamika, q.v., or āgantuka = Sanskrit id.) (a monk) setting out on a trip: Mahāvyutpatti 8747; Divyāvadāna 50.27 āgantukasya gamikasya glānasya etc., Avadāna-śataka i.87.3 (asti te…vijite) kaścid vihāro yatrāgantukā gamikāś ca bhikṣavo vāsaṃ kalpayiṣyantīti; id. 4; Mūla-Sarvāstivāda-Vinaya ii.84.9.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Gāmika (गामिक).—[-gāmika], i. e. gāmin + ka, adj. Leading to, [Rāmāyaṇa] 6, 106, 7.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Gamika (गमिक):—[from gam] mfn. being on a journey, travelling, [Divyāvadāna]

2) Gāmika (गामिक):—mfn. ifc. going, leading to (as a way), [Rāmāyaṇa vi, 106, 7.]

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Gamika (गमिक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Gamia, Gamiya.

[Sanskrit to German]

Gamika in German

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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)

Starts with: Gamikavatta.

Ends with: Abhigamika, Abhyupagamika, Agamika, Ananugamika, Anugamika, Brahmadhigamika, Gamagamika, Jambugamika, Jangamika, Manavagamika, Naigamagamika, Naigamika, Nairgamika, Shathagamika, Vasabhagami, Vihamgamika, Visalagamika.

Full-text: Gamiya, Gamuka, Agantuka, Naigamagamika, Gamia, Agantukabhatta, Vattasampanna, Sitalika, Abhisankhara, Kaladana, Vatalika, Glanopasthayaka, Agamika, Gamin, Gacchati.

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Search found 3 books and stories containing Gamika, Gāmika; (plurals include: Gamikas, Gāmikas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Bihar and Eastern Uttar Pradesh (early history) (by Prakash Narayan)

The king’s services < [Chapter 2 - Economic and Urban Processes]

State formation < [Chapter 1 - Political Formation at the time of Buddha]

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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)

I.3. Increase of merit < [I. Puṇyakriyāvastu consisting of generosity]

I. Recollection of the Buddha (4): The five pure aggregates (anāsrava-skandha) < [Part 2 - The Eight Recollections according to the Abhidharma]

Part 3 - Pure generosity and Impure generosity < [Chapter XIX - The Characteristics of Generosity]

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Vinaya (3): The Cullavagga (by T. W. Rhys Davids)

Cullavagga, Khandaka 12, Chapter 2 < [Khandaka 12 - On the Council of Vesali]

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