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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names

The drum of the Asuras made from the claw of the crab of Kuliradaha. (For the story see Anaka.)

When the Asuras were defeated in battle they left the drum in their flight and Sakka took possession of it.

Its sound resembled a peal of thunder and for that reason, probably, came to be called Alambara megha. J.ii.344.

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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).

Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

alambara : (m.) a kind of drum.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Ālambara, & Āḷambara (nt.) (Sk. āḍambara) a drum Vin.I, 15 (l); J.II, 344 (ḷ); V, 390 (l); Vv 54¹⁸ (ḷ). (Page 109)

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

[Sanskrit to German]

Alambara 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Ends with: Jalambara, Valkalambara.

Full-text: Alamba, Ambara, Anaka, Kakkata Jataka, Kaccha.

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