Kloman: 9 definitions

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Kloman 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

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Kloman (क्लोमन्, “pleura”) (Pali, Kilamaka) refers to one of the thirty-substances of the human body according to the Visuddhimagga, as mentioned in an appendix of the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 32-34. The Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra mentions thirty-six substances [viz., kloman]; the Sanskrit sources of both the Lesser and the Greater Vehicles, physical substances are 26 in number while the Pāli suttas list thirty-once substances.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kloman (क्लोमन्).—n. [klu gatau manin]

1) The lungs; Vāj. 25.8; यकृच्च क्लोमानश्च पर्वताः (yakṛcca klomānaśca parvatāḥ) Bṛ. Up.1.1.1.

2) The bladder; Mv.3.32.

See also (synonyms): kloma.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kloman (क्लोमन्).—n. (ma) The bladder. E. klu to go, kanin affix; also with a final vowel; kloma n.

(-maṃ).

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

Kloman (क्लोमन्).—m. and n. The right lobe of the lungs, [Suśruta] 2, 446, 19. If identical with [Latin] pulmon, Sanskrit k stands for p; cf. kṣiv.

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

Kloman (क्लोमन्).—[masculine] [neuter] the right lung.

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

1) Kloman (क्लोमन्):—[from kloma] m. the right lung, [Atharva-veda; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Kāṭhaka; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] m. [plural] (ānas) the lungs, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā xxv, 8; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa x, 6, 4, 1]

3) [v.s. ...] n. the right lung, [Suśruta]

4) [v.s. ...] cf. [Greek] πνεύμων and πλεύμων; [Latin] pulmo.

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

Kloman (क्लोमन्):—(ma) 1. n. The bladder.

[Sanskrit to German]

Kloman 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.

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