Buddhagama, Buddhagāma, Buddhāgama, Buddha-agama: 7 definitions
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Buddhagama 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.
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In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
A village and district in the Dakkhiniadesa of Ceylon. It is mentioned in the account of the campaigns of Parakkamabahu I. Cv.lviii.43; lxvi.19, 25, 39, 62; lxix.9; lxx.311; lxxii.178; for its identification see Cv.Trs.i.206, n.1.
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).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Buddhāgama (बुद्धागम).—the doctrines and tenets of the Bauddha religion.
Derivable forms: buddhāgamaḥ (बुद्धागमः).
Buddhāgama is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms buddha and āgama (आगम).
Buddhāgama (बुद्धागम).—[masculine] the doctrine of Buddha.
Buddhāgama (बुद्धागम):—[from buddha > budh] m. B°’s doctrine (personified), [Prabodha-candrodaya]
Buddhāgama (बुद्धागम):—[(buddha + ā)] m. Buddha's Lehre, personif. [Prabodhacandrodaja 48, 8.]
Buddhāgama (बुद्धागम):—m. Buddha’s Lehre. Auch personificirt.
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.
Nepali dictionary
Buddhāgama (बुद्धागम):—n. the scripture containing the doctrines and tenets of Buddhism; Buddhist scripture;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Agama, Buddha.
Starts with (+0): Buddhagama Vihara, Buddhagamakanijjhara.
Full-text (+0): Buddhagama Vihara, Buddhagam, Siridevinaga, Badalatthala, Dakkhinadesa, Parakkamabahu, Sena.
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Historical topograhpy of ancient and medieval Ceylon (by C. W. Nicholas)
Chapter 14 - The Matale district (ancient history and topography)
Society in Mediaeval Ceylon (by M. B. Ariyapala)
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A Short history of Lanka (by Humphry William Codrington)