Anagamana, Anāgamana: 4 definitions
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Anagamana 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
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāAnāgamana (अनागमन) refers to “(that which is) without coming”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “How then, son of good family, does the Bodhisattva relate to the guiding principle of the realm of the dharma, being united with the realm of the dharma? ‘The realm of the dharma’ is the realm that is free from desire since it is free from any impurity; the realm of non-origination since it is not something in particular; the realm without cessation since there is no occurrence; the realm that does not go anywhere since there is no transmigration; the realm without coming (anāgamana) since there is no passing over; the realm without abiding since there is no arising; the realm as it really is because of its sameness in all three times [...]”.
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
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryanāgamana : (nt.) not coming.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryAnāgamana, (nt.) (an + āgamana) not coming, not returning J I 203, 264. (Page 31)
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
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnāgamana (अनागमन).—m. non-returning, [Pañcatantra] 89, 8.
Anāgamana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms an and āgamana (आगमन).
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: Agamanagamana, Gaganagamana, Gamanagamana, Nibbanagamana, Saranagamana, Vanagamana, Vimanagamana.
Full-text: Anagati, Bhuyonagamana, Anuti.
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