Luma, Lūma: 13 definitions

Introduction
In Buddhism
1. Tibetan Buddhism
Languages
1. Sanskrit
2. Hindi
3. Prakrit
4. Nepali
5. Pali
See also

Introduction:

Luma means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi. 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.

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhist Teachers, Deities and other Spiritual beings

Luma is the Tibetan name for (the Sanskrit) Gītā—one of the “Forty-two Peaceful Deities” (Tibetan: zhi ba'i lha zhe gnyis) according to various sources such as the Guhyagarbha Tantra and the Tibetan Book of the Dead.—They feature in Tantric teachings and practices which focus on purifying elements of the body and mind. These deities [e.g., luma] form part part of the the Hundred Peaceful and Wrathful Deities who manifest to a deceased person following the dissolution of the body and consciousness whilst they are in the intermediate state (bardo) between death and rebirth.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Lūma (लूम).—[lū-mak] A tail.

Derivable forms: lūmam (लूमम्).

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

Lūma (लूम).—n.

(-maṃ) 1. A tail. 2. A hairy tail, as a horse’s, a monkey’s, &c. E. lū to cut, aff. mak .

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

Lūma (लूम).—n. A tail.

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

Lūma (लूम):—n. a tail, a hairy tail (as a horse’s or monkey’s), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. lūna).

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

Lūma (लूम):—(maṃ) 1. n. A tail; a hairy one.

[Sanskrit to German]

Luma 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

Lūma (लूम) [Also spelled lum]:—(nm) tail; a (hand) loom; —, [pāvara] a power loom.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

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

Luma (लुम) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Lubh.

Luma has the following synonyms: Lubbha.

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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.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

1) Luma (लुम):—n. loom (for weaving);

2) Lūma (लूम):—n. a tail;

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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.

Pali-English dictionary

Source: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionary

lūma (လူမ) [(na) (န)]—
[ū+ma．luya teti lūmaṃ．amara,ṭī．3,7,49．lūmaṃ-saṃ．]
[လူ+မ။ လုယ တေတိ လူမံ။ အမရ၊ ဋီ။ ၃၊ ၇၊ ၄၉။ လူမံ-သံ။]

[Pali to Burmese]

Source: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မာ အဘိဓာန်)

lūma—

(Burmese text): (နွား,မြင်း,ကျွဲ,ဝက်စသည်တို့၏) အမြီး၊ (နွားစသည်တို့၏ အရင်းမှစ၍ အမွေးပေါက်ရာ အရပ်၏ အစတိုင်အောင်သောအမြီး)။

(Auto-Translation): (The fur of cows, horses, buffaloes, and pigs) refers to the hair that covers these animals from the roots to the tips.

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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.

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