Kom, Koṃ: 2 definitions
Introduction:
Kom means something in Buddhism, Pali, biology. 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.
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In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara SamadhiKoṃ (कों) is the bīja associated with Kosala, according to the deities of the Cakrasaṃvara-maṇḍala or Saṃvaramaṇḍala of Abhayākaragupta’s Niṣpannayogāvalī, p. 45 and n. 145; (Cf. Cakrasaṃvaratantra, Gray, David B., 2007).—The Cakrasaṃvara mandala has a total of sixty-two deities. [...] Three concentric circles going outward, the body, speech and mind wheels (kāya-vāka-citta), in the order: mind (blue), speech (red), and body (white), with eight Ḍākinīs each in non-dual union with their Ḍākas, "male consorts".
Associated elements of Surābhakṣī and Vajrahūṃkāra:
Circle: vākacakra [=vākcakra?] (speech-wheel) (red);
Ḍākinī (female consort): Surābhakṣī;
Ḍāka (male consort): Vajrahūṃkāra;
Bīja: koṃ;
Body-part: nose tip;
Pīṭha: Kosala;
Bodily constituent: antra (large intestine);
Bodhipakṣa (wings of enlightenment): smṛtibala (power of mindfulness).
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Kom in Central African Republic is the name of a plant defined with Borassus aethiopum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Borassus aethiopum var. bagamojense Becc. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Webbia (1914)
· Ann. Inst. Bot.Géol. Colon. Marseille (1913)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1987)
· Historia Naturalis Palmarum (1838)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2007)
· Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas (1895)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Kom, for example diet and recipes, side effects, chemical composition, health benefits, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+438): Kom ko dong, Kom koy, Kom roi, Kom-hing, Koma, Koma ba, Koma mutoke, Koma mwhene, Komaan, Komada, Komadem, Komadi, Komainem, Komajanem, Komakal, Komakan, Komal, Komal-amri, Komal-rang, Komal-siuli.
Ends with: Akom, Bakkom, Bloekom, Chokom, Ekom, Hingkom, Lakom, Lam-sachikom, Ma-khon-kom, Makkom, Molikom, Ninkom, Nkom, Noukom, Ozakom.
Full-text (+37): Komkara, Kom koy, Pa mi yang, Ophioglossum thermale, Ya kom bang, Kom roi, Kom ko dong, Populus pamirica, Ma-khon-kom, Balsam poplar, Thlaspi cochleariforme, Nasikagra, Yarpa, Atractylodes japonica, Kulaikkompan, Chesneya nubigena, Spongiocarpella nubigena, Cimicifuga heracleifolia, Kom-hing, Sanguisorba officinalis.
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Search found 6 books and stories containing Kom, Koṃ; (plurals include: Koms, Koṃs). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Satirical works of Kshemendra (study) (by Arpana Devi)
9.9. Summary of the Bahurupī (1926) < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Dasarupaka (critical study) (by Anuru Ranjan Mishra)
Introduction to the Prahasana type of Drama < [Chapter 3 - Prahasana (critical study)]
Introduction to the Nāṭaka type of Drama < [Chapter 1 - Nāṭaka (critical study)]
Yoga Vasistha [English], Volume 1-4 (by Vihari-Lala Mitra)
Chapter VII - The nominal meanings of om < [The om tat sat]
Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) (by George N. Roerich)
Chapter 9 - Phagmodrupa (v): phag mo gru pa’s congregation < [Book 8 - The famous Dakpo Kagyü (traditions)]
Chapter 7 - The three types of Teachers in the Hidden Single Lineage < [Book 12 - Peace-Making Lineages]
Reverberations of Dharmakirti’s Philosophy (by Birgit Kellner)
Dharmakīrti and His Successors on Āśrayāsiddha and Prasaṅgaviparyaya
The Gods of the Egyptians Vol 1 (by E. A. Wallis Budge)