Lam, Laṃ, Laam, Lām: 13 definitions
Introduction:
Lam means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, 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 Hinduism
General definition (in Hinduism)
“Laṃ” is the bīja-mantra for pṛthivi, or “earth”.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Laṃ (लं) is the bīja associated with Lampāka, according to the Cakrasaṃvara-maṇḍala or Saṃvaramaṇḍala of Abhayākaragupta’s Niṣpannayogāvalī, p. 45 and n. 145; (Cf. Cakrasaṃvaratantra, Gray, David B., 2007).—The Cakrasaṃvara mandala has a total of sixty-two deities. [...] Three concentric circles going outward, the body, speech and mind wheels (kāya-vāka-citta), in the order: mind (blue), speech (red), and body (white), with eight Ḍākinīs each in non-dual union with their Ḍākas, "male consorts".
Associated elements of Subhadrā and Vajrabhadra:
Circle: vākacakra [=vākcakra?] (speech-wheel) (red);
Ḍākinī (female consort): Subhadrā;
Ḍāka (male consort): Vajrabhadra;
Bīja: laṃ;
Body-part: throat;
Pīṭha: Lampāka;
Bodily constituent: udara (stomach);
Bodhipakṣa (wings of enlightenment): prajñābala (power of wisdom).
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.
Biology (plants and animals)
1) Lam in India is the name of a plant defined with Aristida depressa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices.
2) Lam in Pacific is also identified with Jatropha curcas It has the synonym Ricinus jarak Thunb. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· The Gardeners Dictionary (1754)
· Taxon (1992)
· Supl. Gaz. Lit. Mexico (1794)
· Gardeners Dictionary, ed. 8 (1768)
· Grasses of Burma (1960)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1990)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Lam, for example chemical composition, side effects, health benefits, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, diet and recipes, have a look at these references.
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
Marathi-English dictionary
ḷāṃ (ळां).—or-
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ḷāṃ (ळां).—or -
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
Lam (लम्).—only lalāma, enjoy (sexually).
Lam (लम्):—(= √ram; not in [Dhātupāṭha]; only [perfect tense] lalāma), to delight in, sport, enjoy sexually, [Harivaṃśa]
Lam (लम्):—(= älterem ram) sich ergötzen (geschlechtlich): nigṛhītendriyo bhūtvā nāpsarobhirlalāma (= rarāma [Nīlakaṇṭha]) [Harivaṃśa 12072.]
Lam (लम्):—(nur lalāma) sich ergötzen (geschlechtlich).
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
Laam in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) war-front; army; -[kapha kahana] to reproach and reprove —[todana] to demobilise; —[para jana] to go to the war-front; ~[bamdi] mobilisation; •[karana/—bamdhana] to mobilise..—laam (लाम) is alternatively transliterated as Lāma.
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Nepali dictionary
Lām (लाम्):—adj. long (when used with compound words, such as लाम्कीरो, लाम्पाते [lāmkīro, lāmpāte ] etc.);
Laam is another spelling for लाम [lāma].—n. 1. line; row; 2. war site; battlefield; 3. platoon; brigade;
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.
Vietnamese-English dictionary
Lam (in Vietnamese) can be associated with the following Chinese and English terms:
1) Lam with 嵐 [lán]: “mountain mists”.
2) Lam with 藍 [lán]: “blue”.
3) Lãm with 攬 [lǎn]: “seize”.
4) Lãm with 覽 [lǎn]: “see”.
5) Lâm with 林 [lín]: “forest”; “grove”.
6) Lâm with 淋 [lín]: “sprinkle”.
7) Lâm with 琳 [lín]: “a clear gem”..
8) Lâm with 臨 [lín]: “approach”.
9) Lâm with 霖 [lín]: “long period of rain”..
10) Lạm with 濫 [làn]: “overflowing”.
Vietnamese language.
Tibetan-English dictionary
lam (ལམ) (in Tibetan) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 正行 [zhèng xíng]: “correct practices”.
2) 行 [xíng]: “practice”; “volition”.
3) 行跡 [xíng jī]: “behavior”.
4) 行路 [xíng lù]: “path”.
5) 行迹 [xíng jī]: “path”.
6) 趣道 [qù dào]: “path”.
7) 逕 [jìng]: “pass through”.
8) 道 [dào]: “way”.
9) 道路 [dào lù]: “road”.
Tibetan language.
See also (Relevant definitions)
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