Significance of Accumulation

The concept of Accumulation holds various meanings across different contexts. In Jyotisha, it relates to gathering, while in Vyakarana, it's the act of forming a whole. Dharmashastra sees it in combining items or actions. Mahayana Buddhism considers it one of the Four Truths, and a gathering of merits. Theravada Buddhism links it to the gathering of knowledge and practices in its Eighth Chapter. Indian history notes the accumulation of bodily elements, and health sciences see it as the build-up of substances in the body.1
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Synonyms: Aggregation, Collection, Gathering, Hoarding, Stockpiling, Assemblage, Pile, Stockpile, Enlargement

In French: Accumulation; In Dutch: Accumulatie; In Finnish: Kertyminen; In Spanish: Acumulación; In Portugese: Acumulação; In Italian: Accumulo; In Polish: Akumulacja; In Swedish: Ackumulation; In German: Akkumulation; In Finnish: Kertymä; In Malay: Pengumpulan

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Buddhist concept of 'Accumulation'

Hindu concept of 'Accumulation'

The concept of Accumulation in local and regional sources

The concept of Accumulation in scientific sources

Classical concept of 'Accumulation'