Alternative spellings of this word include Anugaman.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

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

Anugamana (अनुगमन) refers to “in accordance with”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly: “The Bodhisattva established on the pure path produces the great light of the dharma for the sake of living beings who are on the wrong path. Then those living beings, having attained the light, are also established in the true supramundane path. [...] (21) this path is free from any impurity because of the perfection of meditation; (22) this path leads to the sameness of open space because of the perfection of insight; (23) this path is in accordance with knowledge (jñāna-anugamana) since it is without conceit; [...]

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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

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

anugamana : (m.) following after.

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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.

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

anugamana (अनुगमन).—n (S) Following; going after. 2 The self-immolation by a widow of the kṣañiya or other inferior class, upon a pile separate from the funeral pyre of her husband, having with her a cloth, wooden clog &c. that had belonged to him: also the burning of a widow with an effigy (of palāśa leaves &c.) of her departed lord:--he having died at a distant place. 3 Applied also to concremation upon the funeral pyre.

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

anugamana (अनुगमन).—n Following. Self-immolation of a widow.

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Anugamana (अनुगमन).—

1) Following; आत्मानुगमनेन गां प्रसादयितुमहसि (ātmānugamanena gāṃ prasādayitumahasi) R.1.88; बृहतेर्धातोरर्थानुगमात् (bṛhaterdhātorarthānugamāt) S. B.

2) Comprehending, grasping (as a sense); रसाद्यनुगतः (rasādyanugataḥ) S. D.

3) Following in death, post-cremation, self-immolation of a widow on her husband's funeral pile.

4) Imitating; approaching.

5) Conformity, accordance; श्रुत्यनुगमाच्च (śrutyanugamācca) S. B.

Derivable forms: anugamanam (अनुगमनम्).

See also (synonyms): anugama.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Anugamana (अनुगमन).—n.

(-naṃ) 1. Going after, following. 2. Dying after, as of a widow. See anumaraṇa E. anu, and gamana going.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Anugamana (अनुगमन).—[anu-gam + ana], n. Following, [Rāmāyaṇa] 1, 28, 32.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Anugamana (अनुगमन):—[=anu-gamana] [from anu-gam] n. following, going after in life or death

2) [v.s. ...] post-cremation of a widow

3) [v.s. ...] imitating, approaching.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Anugamana (अनुगमन):—[tatpurusha compound] n.

(-nam) 1) Following, going or coming after (also in a special sense: at funeral obsequies).

2) Following in death, the self-immolation of a widow on the funeral pile. See also anumaraṇa. E. gam with anu, kṛt aff. lyuṭ.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Anugamana (अनुगमन):—[anu-gamana] (naṃ) 1. n. Idem.

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

Anugamana (अनुगमन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Aṇugamaṇa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Anugamana 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

Anugamana (अनुगमन) [Also spelled anugaman]:—(nm) following; self-immolation by a widow; ~[gāmī] a follower; following, obedient.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

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

Aṇugamaṇa (अणुगमण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Anugamana.

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Anugamana (ಅನುಗಮನ):—

1) [noun] a following amicably.

2) [noun] the act, custom or an instance of a woman burning herself with her husbaṇḍs dead body.

3) [noun] (log.) reasoning from particular facts or individual cases to a general conclusion; induction.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Gamana, Anu.

Starts with: Anugamana-samiti, Anugamanaatmak, Anugamanaphala, Anugamanatmaka, Anugamanavidhana, Anugamanavidhi, Anugamanavidhih strinam.

Ends with: Atmanugamana, Sahanugamana.

Full-text: Anvarohana, Anugama, Anugaman, Anuvyam, Atmanugamana, Shati, Cakrapravartana, Pravartana, Dharmacakrapravartana.

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