Jalagama, Jālagāma, Jala-gama, Jalāgama, Jala-agama: 7 definitions
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Jalagama means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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 NamesSee Valagama ??.
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).
India history and geography
Source: archive.org: Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 1963Jālagāma is the name of a vihāra that existed in the ancient kingdom of Anurādhapura, Ceylon (Sri Lanka).—Jalagamaka is a tank donated to Abhayagiri-vihāra: Mahācūlī Mahātissa (B.C. 77-63) built Jālagāma-vihāra, also called Vālagāma.
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryJalāgama (जलागम).—rain; तपति प्रावृषि सुतरामभ्यर्ण- जलागमो दिवसः (tapati prāvṛṣi sutarāmabhyarṇa- jalāgamo divasaḥ) Ratnāvalī 3.1.
Derivable forms: jalāgamaḥ (जलागमः).
Jalāgama is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms jala and āgama (आगम).
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Jalāgama (जलागम).—the rainy season; सरस्तदा मानसं तु ववृधे जलदागमे (sarastadā mānasaṃ tu vavṛdhe jaladāgame) Rām.7.12.26. °आभ (ābha) a. black, dark. °कालः (kālaḥ) the rainy season. °क्षयः (kṣayaḥ) autumn.
Derivable forms: jalāgamaḥ (जलागमः).
Jalāgama is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms jala and āgama (आगम).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryJalāgamā (जलागमा).—name of a river: Suvarṇabhāsottamasūtra 187.1; 188.11.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryJalāgama (जलागम).—[masculine] rain (coming of water).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryJalāgama (जलागम):—[from jala] m. ‘water-approach’, rain, [Ratnāvalī iii, 10.]
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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)
Partial matches: Jala, Gama, Agama.
Starts with: Jalagamaka.
Full-text: Valagama, Jalagamaka, Nilarajiya, Mahacula Mahatissa.
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