Amula, Amūla: 13 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Shaktism
In Buddhism
1. Mahayana
Languages
1. Sanskrit
2. Hindi
3. Kannada
4. Nepali
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Introduction:

Amula means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Amul.

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Āmūla (आमूल) means “from the root” (of all things), according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “From the root (of all things) [i.e., āmūla] Śāmbhavīśakti is Bhairavī the energy that is full (bharitā) (of all the energies). She is supreme, subtle, and gross. Waveless, she is (the energy) beyond mind (manonmanī). She is the Transmental, a certain (indefinable) energy of consciousness which is consciousness without stain (nirañjanā). (Empirically) unknowable (aprameyā) amongst objects of knowledge, she is well known and is the mother of the universe. [...]”.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā

Amūla (अमूल) refers to the “absence of root” [?], according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, as the Lord said: “[...] The essential nature is like space, the superficial mental effort is like wind, the actions and vices are like water, and the parts of personality, spheres and fields of perception are like earth. Therefore, it is said that all dharmas are devoid of any root, the root which is established in nothing, the root of purity, and the root of no root (amūla-mūla). [...]”.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Amūla (अमूल).—a.

1) Rootless (lit.); पशवोऽमूला ओषधयोऽ मूलिन्यः (paśavo'mūlā oṣadhayo' mūlinyaḥ) Śat. Br.; (fig.); without basis or support, baseless, groundless.

2) without authority; not being in the original; इहान्वयमुखेनैव सर्वं व्याख्यायते मया । नामूलं लिख्यते किंचित् (ihānvayamukhenaiva sarvaṃ vyākhyāyate mayā | nāmūlaṃ likhyate kiṃcit) Malli. Introduction of Ṭīkā on R.

3) without material cause, as the Pradhāna of the Sāṅkhyas; मूलं मूलाभावादमूलम् (mūlaṃ mūlābhāvādamūlam).

4) Not fixed in the earth, moving.

-lā Name of a plant (agniśikhā, Mar. kaḷalāvī).

[Sanskrit to German]

Amula 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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Āmūla (आमूल) [Also spelled amul]:—(a) radical, fundamental;—[parivartana] radical changes; •[vādī] a radicalist; radicalistic.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Amūla (ಅಮೂಲ):—

1) [noun] want of a root; rootlessness; hence, baselessness.

2) [noun] want of the source; sourcelessness.

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Āmūla (ಆಮೂಲ):—[noun] the plant Piper longum of Piperaceae family; long pepper.

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Āmūla (ಆಮೂಲ):—[adverb] right from the source or beginning.

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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.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

1) Amūla (अमूल):—adj. 1. Lit. rootless; without basis/support; baseless; groundless; unfounded; 2. without authority;

2) Āmūla (आमूल):—adv. from/to; the root; adj. total; drastic; radical;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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