Agami, Āgāmi, Āgami: 8 definitions

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Agami means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi. 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 Hinduism

Vedanta (school of philosophy)

Source: Shodhganga: Siva Gita A Critical Study

Āgāmi (आगामि) or Kriyamāṇa refers to “being made or currently getting accumulated” and represents on of the three types of karma (“action”).

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Vedanta (वेदान्त, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).

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In Buddhism

Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Journey to Nibbana: Patthana Dhama

Agami means coming to human realm through patisandhi.

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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).

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

āgami : (aor. of āgacchati) came to; approached. || āgāmī (adj.), coming; one who comes.

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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.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

āgāmī (आगामी).—a S Approaching, coming, future.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

āgāmī (आगामी).—a Approaching, future.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Āgāmī (आगामी):—(a) next; future; coming, ensuing.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) Āgami (आगमि) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Āgamin.

2) Āgāmi (आगामि) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Āgāmin.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Āgami (ಆಗಮಿ):—[noun] a person that has entered; an entrant; an intruder.

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Āgāmi (ಆಗಾಮಿ):—[adjective] that is yet to happen; happening in future; not yet arrived, but sure of coming; ensuing.

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Āgāmi (ಆಗಾಮಿ):—[noun] the deeds to be committed in the present life.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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