Alingin, Āliṅgi, Alingi, Āliṅgī, Aliṅgin, Āliṅgin: 14 definitions
Introduction:
Alingin means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Buddhism, Pali, biology. 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
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Aliṅgin (अलिङ्गिन्) refers to a “non-ascetic”, according to the Pātravidhi—a manual of the Lakulīśa Pāśupata school of Śaivism dealing with purification of the initiate’s vessel (pātra) and other concerned issues.—Accordingly, “Once fallen from the state of asceticism, even if he follows the specific disciplinary rules, all that would be fruitless; even having done so, he would go to hell. (19) If a non-ascetic (aliṅgin) earns his livelihood in the disguise of an ascetic (liṅgi-rūpa), he takes the sin of all ascetics (liṅgin), and goes to hell because of that. (20)”.
Note: In the Pāśupatasūtra, liṅgin and aliṅgin respectively mean a Pāśupata ascetic with sectarian marks and one without. However, in our context they should not be taken in those specific senses, but simply as one with the marks of an ascetic in general and one without, i.e. a non-ascetic.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Āliṅgī (आलिङ्गी) or Āliṅgimṛdaṅga is one of three kinds of mṛdaṅgas—aṅki, āliṅgī, and ūrdhvaka.—(cf. Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 2.207 and commetary).—(Cf. also Nāṭyaśāstra XXXIII mentioning the drum Āliṅgya).
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Biology (plants and animals)
1) Alingi in India is the name of a plant defined with Alangium salviifolium in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Grewia salviifolia L.f. (among others).
2) Alingi is also identified with Rhododendron arboreum.
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Taxon (1979)
· Fitoterapia (2002)
· Taxon (1981)
· Southeast Asian J. Trop. Med. Public Health. (2002)
· Enumeratio Plantarum Zeylaniae (1859)
· Planta Medica
If you are looking for specific details regarding Alingi, for example side effects, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, health benefits, extract dosage, diet and recipes, have a look at these references.
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
Pali-English dictionary
āliṅgi : (aor. of āliṅgati) embraced.
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
Aliṅgin (अलिङ्गिन्).—m. An impostor, a pretended ascetic.
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Āliṅgin (आलिङ्गिन्).—a. Embracing &c. m. (-gī), आलिङ्ग्यः (āliṅgyaḥ) A small drum shaped like a barley-corn (yava); चतुरङ्गुल- हीनोंक्यान्मुखे चैकाङ्गुलेन यः । यवाकृतिः स आलिङ्ग्य आलिङ्ग्य स हि वाद्यते (caturaṅgula- hīnoṃkyānmukhe caikāṅgulena yaḥ | yavākṛtiḥ sa āliṅgya āliṅgya sa hi vādyate) || Śabdārṇava.
Aliṅgin (अलिङ्गिन्).—mfn. (-ṅgī-ṅginī-ṅgi) An impostor, a pretended ascetic or student, one wearing the usual marks, as the frontal marks, skin, staff, &c. without belonging in reality to a religious order. E. a neg. liṅga sectarial mark, ini aff.
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Āliṅgin (आलिङ्गिन्).—mfn. (-ṅgī-ṅginī-ṅgi) Embracing. m. (-ṅgī) A small drum shaped like a barley corn, and carried upon the breast. E. āliṅga an embrace, and ini affix; also āliṅgī fem. ṅīp aff.
Aliṅgin (अलिङ्गिन्).—adj. and m. one who is not entitled to wear religious marks, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 4, 200.
Aliṅgin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms a and liṅgin (लिङ्गिन्).
Aliṅgin (अलिङ्गिन्).—[masculine] not a student, an impostor.
1) Aliṅgin (अलिङ्गिन्):—[=a-liṅgin] [from a-liṅga] mfn. ‘not wearing the usual’ frontal marks, skin, staff, etc., a pretended ascetic or student, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. sa-liṅgin.)
2) Āliṅgin (आलिङ्गिन्):—[from ā-liṅg] mfn. embracing
3) [v.s. ...] m. a small drum shaped like a barleycorn and carried upon the breast, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
1) Aliṅgin (अलिङ्गिन्):—[a-liṅgin] (gī) 5. m. A hypocrite.
2) Āliṅgin (आलिङ्गिन्):—[ā-liṅgin] (ṅgī) m. A small drum of a barley corn shape suspended on the breast. a. Embracing.
Āliṅgin (आलिङ्गिन्):—(von āliṅga) m. eine Art Trommel, die man beim Spielen mit einer Hand umfasst, [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 293.] [SVĀMIN] zu [Amarakoṣa 1, 1, 7, 5.] [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma] — Vgl. āliṅgya .
Āliṅgi (आलिङ्गि):—, f. ṅgī gaṇa garādi in der [Kāśikā]
Āliṅgin (आलिङ्गिन्):—und āliṅgya m. eine Art Trommel.
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.
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