Byama, Byāma: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Byama means something in Buddhism, Pali. 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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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarybyāma : (m.) a fathom.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryByāma, (cp. Vedic & P. vyāma cp. Śatap. Br. I. 2, 5, 14 a fathom, measured by both hands being extended to their full length, only in phrase °ppabhā a halo extending for a fathom around the Buddha J. I, 12, 90; Bu I. 45; Miln. 75; VvA. 213. (Page 492)
[Pali to Burmese]
Source: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မာ အဘိဓာန်)1) byāma—
(Burmese text): အလံ၊ တလံ။
(Auto-Translation): Banner, a flag.
2) byāma—
(Burmese text): တလံအတိုင်းအရှည်ရှိသော။ ဗျာမပ္ပဘာ (၁) ကြည့်။
(Auto-Translation): According to the measurement of the length of the beam, see Figure (1).
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Yama, A, Byama, Vi, Matta.
Starts with (+2): Byamaka, Byamamatta, Byamamattakalevara, Byamamattapadesa, Byamamattatthana, Byamamutthibandha, Byamappabha, Byamappabhaketumalalankata, Byamappabhamandala, Byamappabhanipphatti, Byamappabhanuranjita, Byamappabhaparikkhepa, Byamappabhaparikkhepavibhusita, Byamappabhaparikkhepavilasi, Byamappabhaparikkhitta, Byamappabhaparivuta, Byamappadesa, Byamappamana, Byamasahassayama, Byamasata.
Full-text: Byamappabha, Byamasata, Addhabyama, Byamappadesa, Jalitabyamobhasa, Byamasitianantapabhayutta, Byamamatta, Catubyama, Caturasitibyamasahassa, Apabyama, Navabyamayotta, Vyama.
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