In Hinduism

Kavya (poetry)

Source: Wisdom Library: Kathāsaritsāgara

Lampā (लम्पा) or Lampānagara is the name of an ancient city, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 67. Accordingly as Candrasāra said to Naravāhanadatta: “... there is a city called Lampā, the crown of the earth; in it there was a rich merchant named Kusumaśara”.

The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Lampā, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Naravāhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the vidyādharas (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Guṇāḍhya’s Bṛhatkathā consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.

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Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Lampā (लम्पा) refers to one of the eight Kaula consorts (dūtī-aṣṭaka) associated with Pūrṇagiri or Pūrṇapīṭha (which is located in the northern quarter), according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—[...] The eight Kaula consorts (dūtyaṣṭaka): Lokadūtī, Mahāmālā, Lalitā, Sāgarā, Laṃkadūtī, Lampā, Bhīmā, Ucchuṣmā.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: archive.org: Bulletin of the French School of the Far East (volume 5)

Lampa (लम्प) [?] [or Laṃmava] (in Chinese: Lan-mo-p'o) is the name of an ancient kingdom associated with  Puṣya or Puṣyanakṣatra, as mentioned in chapter 18 of the Candragarbha: the 55th section of the Mahāsaṃnipāta-sūtra, a large compilation of Sūtras (texts) in Mahāyāna Buddhism partly available in Sanskrit, Tibetan and Chinese.—Chapter 18 deals with geographical astrology and, in conversation with Brahmarāja and others, Buddha explains how he entrusts the Nakṣatras [e.g., Puṣya] with a group of kingdoms [e.g., Lampa] for the sake of protection and prosperity.

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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.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Lampa in the Hindi language is the name of a plant identified with Chrysopogon aciculatus (Retz.) Trin. from the Poaceae (Grass) family having the following synonyms: Andropogon aciculatus, Andropogon acicularis. For the possible medicinal usage of lampa, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Lampa in India is the name of a plant defined with Chrysopogon aciculatus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Andropogon acicularis Willd. (among others).

2) Lampa is also identified with Heteropogon contortus It has the synonym Andropogon allionii Lam. & DC. (etc.).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Enum. Pl. (1933)
· Flora Brasiliensis seu Enumeratio Plantarum (1829)
· Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon (1931)
· Cyperaceae et Gramineae Siculae (1820)
· Species Plantarum. Editio quarta (1806)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1983)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Lampa, for example extract dosage, side effects, health benefits, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, have a look at these references.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Lampa (लम्प).—nt. (compare AMg. lambaṇa, mouthful), mouthful, or titbit, or the like: anye madhumrakṣitāni lampāni mukhe allīyanti Mahāvastu ii.190.5 (prose), some put honey-smeared bits into their mouths. So mss.; Senart em. ālopāni (see ālopa).

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

Lampā (लम्पा).—[feminine] [Name] of a city & a kingdom.

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

1) Lampā (लम्पा):—f. the black banana, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) Name of a town and of a kingdom, [Kathāsaritsāgara; Buddhist literature]

[Sanskrit to German]

Lampa 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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Laṃpa (लंप):—(nm) a lamp.

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See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with (+12): Lampada, Lampadi, Lampaga, Lampaka, Lampakaki, Lampakara, Lampaki, Lampala, Lampalike, Lampamberu, Lampana, Lampanagara, Lampaparna, Lampapataha, Lampar, Lampasara, Lampasu, Lampat, Lampata, Lampatacarya.

Ends with: Kalampa, Kulampa, Lalampa, Salampa.

Full-text (+87): Turuve, Lampapataha, Bankapasi, Katupuvarasu, Kilankoi, Bankapas, Vanakarpasah, Ranbhendi, Kattupparutti, Kadusenabu, Kadaturuve, Adavisanabu, Dadlalupang, Kondapatti, Bondki, Kattuparuthi, Badkithoka, Turubi, Kusangsarai, Maratarong.

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Search found 3 books and stories containing Lampa, Lampā, Laṃpa; (plurals include: Lampas, Lampās, Laṃpas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)

Chapter LXVII < [Book XI - Velā]

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Triveni Journal

The Heart of the Poor Cattle-keeper < [April – June, 1980]

The Heart of Poor Cattle-Keeper < [November, 1928]

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A Dictionary Of Chinese Buddhist Terms (by William Edward Soothill)

Part 17 - Seventeen Strokes

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