Abhisama, Abhisāma, Abhishama: 4 definitions
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Abhisama 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
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesA king of fifteen kappas ago; a previous birth of Udakasanadayaka Thera. Ap.i.218.
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).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Abhiśāma (अभिशाम) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ahisāma.
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.
Pali-English dictionary
Source: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionaryabhisāma (အဘိသာမ) [(pu) (ပု)]—
[yadicchā]
[ယဒိစ္ဆာနာမ်]
[Pali to Burmese]
Source: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မာ အဘိဓာန်)abhisāma—
(Burmese text): အဘိသာမအမည်ရှိသော၊ သူ။ (စကြဝတေးမင်း)။
(Auto-Translation): The one known as the Great Being, (Sakka).
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+9): Abhisamacara, Abhisamacarika, Abhisamacarika Sila, Abhisamacarikadhammakittana, Abhisamacarikadhammapurana, Abhisamacarikakammantogadha, Abhisamacarikapurana, Abhisamacarikavatta, Abhisamacarikavattapativatta, Abhisamagacchati, Abhisamagam, Abhisamagama, Abhisamagantabbattha, Abhisamagantva, Abhisamagata, Abhisamahita, Abhisamahri, Abhisamannagaya, Abhisamanvagata, Abhisamapad.
Full-text: Abhisamaya, Abhisamavrit, Abhisamapad, Abhisamagam, Abhisamas, Ahisama, Abhisamasic, Abhisamayam, Abhisamahri, Abhisamahita, Abhisamayukta, Aggisama, Abhisamaruh, Udakasanadayaka.
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Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
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Abhijnana Shakuntala (synthetic study) (by Ramendra Mohan Bose)
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