Kham, Khaṃ, khams, Khaam: 8 definitions

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In Buddhism
1. Tibetan Buddhism
India history
Biology
Languages
1. Sanskrit
2. Nepali
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Introduction:

Kham means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, biology. 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

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: Google Books: The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems

Kham (khams) refers to one of the “Three Provinces” which are known in Tibetan as bod kyi chol kha gsum.—Accordingly, [while describing the history of the Sakya philosophical system], [regarding Phakpa and his successors]: [...] At the age of twenty-one, Phakpa rode out of Mongolia. [...] Then, with the arrival of a gold-lettered invitation from the emperor, he once again went to Mongolia. As offering for granting initiation to the king, he was granted three provinces [e.g., the horse province of lower Amdo, namely Kham] and pearls measured by the bushel. Then, he returned to Sakya. At Chumik Ringmo in Tsang he sponsored a Dharma cycle gathering for seventy thousand monks and offered them the gold, tea, silk cloth, and other valuables he had obtained. He attained final peace at the age of forty-six.

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.

India history and geography

Source: Wikipedia: India History

Kham (khams) is one of the three traditional Tibetan regions, the others being Domey also known as Amdo in the northeast, and Ü-Tsang in central Tibet. The official name of this Tibetan region/province is Dotoe (Wylie: mdo stod). The original residents of Kham are called Khampas (khams pa), and were governed locally by chieftains and monasteries. [...] The Pugyal Dynasty (or Yarlung) of the Tibetan Empire sent troops east from Lhasa to the reaches of the Tibetan Plateau, where they interacted with local cultures and languages to establish eastern Tibet, or Do Kham ('Do', the convergence of rivers and valleys; 'Kham', frontier). Kham was traditionally referred to as Chushi Gangdruk, i.e. 'The Four Rivers and Six Ranges' and 'The Four Great Valleys'. Responsible for introducing Buddhism to Tibet, King Songtsen Gampo (reign 629–649) built twelve 'border-taming' temples in Kham.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Khaṃ.—abbreviation of khaṇḍa, ‘a piece’ (JAS, Letters, Vol. XX, p. 204). Note: khaṃ is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Khaam in Laos is the name of a plant defined with Tamarindus indica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Tamarindus erythraeus Mattei (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1987)
· Sci. Rep. Res. Inst. Evol. Biol. (1986)
· FBI (1878)
· Regnum Vegetabile, or ‘a Series of Handbooks for the Use of Plant Taxonomists and Plant Geographers’ (1993)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2006)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Khaam, for example chemical composition, side effects, diet and recipes, health benefits, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, have a look at these references.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Kham (खम्):—ind. [gana] cādi ([varia lectio])

[Sanskrit to German]

Kham 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.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Khaam is another spelling for खाम [khāma].—n. 1. envelope; 2. shape of an embrace;

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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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