Mamai, Mamāi, Māmai, Mǎ mài, Ma mai: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Mamai means something in Buddhism, Pali, Jainism, Prakrit, biology, Tamil. 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
Chinese Buddhism
馬麥 [ma mai]—Horse-grain, Buddha's food when he spent three months with the Brahmin ruler Agnidatta with 500 monks, one of his ten sufferings.
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
馬麥 [ma mai]—马麦 [ma mai] (Mǎmài): Horse Barley — [Story]
This refers to barley used as horse feed. For one summer (rainy season retreat), the Buddha accepted the invitation of King Ājita (阿耆达 [a qi da]) the Brahmin and resided in his country. There, along with 500 bhikṣus (比丘 [bi qiu]), he subsisted on horse barley for three months. This is one of the Buddha's ten great difficulties (十难 [shi nan]). The Śūraṅgama Sūtra (楞严经 [leng yan jing]), Volume 6, states: "If one does not abandon this subtle cause of the body, even if one achieves non-action (无为 [wu wei]), one will inevitably be reborn as a human to repay one's past debts, just as my eating of horse barley is no different." Refer to the entry for Ājita.
馬麥—【故事】馬糧之麥也，佛一夏受阿耆達婆羅門王請，安居彼國，與五百比丘共食三月馬麥。是佛十難之一。楞嚴經六曰：「若不為此捨身微因縱成無為，必還生人酬其宿債，如我馬麥正等無異。」參照阿耆達條。(阿耆達)
[gù shì] mǎ liáng zhī mài yě, fú yī xià shòu ā qí dá pó luó mén wáng qǐng, ān jū bǐ guó, yǔ wǔ bǎi bǐ qiū gòng shí sān yuè mǎ mài. shì fú shí nán zhī yī. léng yán jīng liù yuē: “ruò bù wèi cǐ shě shēn wēi yīn zòng chéng wú wèi, bì hái shēng rén chóu qí sù zhài, rú wǒ mǎ mài zhèng děng wú yì.” cān zhào ā qí dá tiáo.(ā qí dá)
[gu shi] ma liang zhi mai ye, fu yi xia shou a qi da po luo men wang qing, an ju bi guo, yu wu bai bi qiu gong shi san yue ma mai. shi fu shi nan zhi yi. leng yan jing liu yue: "ruo bu wei ci she shen wei yin zong cheng wu wei, bi hai sheng ren chou qi su zhai, ru wo ma mai zheng deng wu yi." can zhao a qi da tiao.(a qi da)
Chinese Buddhism (漢傳佛教, hanchuan fojiao) is the form of Buddhism that developed in China, blending Mahayana teachings with Daoist and Confucian thought. Its texts are mainly in Classical Chinese, based on translations from Sanskrit. Major schools include Chan (Zen), Pure Land, Tiantai, and Huayan. Chinese Buddhism has greatly influenced East Asian religion and culture.
Biology (plants and animals)
Mamai in Borneo is the name of a plant defined with Leea 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 Aquilicia ottilis Gaertn. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Systema Naturae, ed. 12 (1767)
· Journal of the Indian Botanical Society (1992)
· Lingnan Science Journal (1935)
· Catalogus plantarum quae in Horto botanico bogoriensi (1866)
· Prodromus stirpium in horto ad Chapel Allerton vigentium. (1796)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1824)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Mamai, for example side effects, health benefits, diet and recipes, extract dosage, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, have a look at these references.
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Languages of India and abroad
Prakrit-English dictionary
Mamāi (ममाइ) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Mamatvin.
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.
Tamil dictionary
Māmai (மாமை) noun cf. மா⁵. [ma⁵.]
1. Beauty; அழகு. மணிமிடை பொன்னின் மாமை சாய [azhagu. manimidai ponnin mamai saya] (நற்றிணை [narrinai] 304). மாந்தளிர்போன் மின்னிய மாமை விளர்ப்பதென் [manthalirpon minniya mamai vilarppathen] (தஞ்சைவாணன் கோவை [thanchaivanan kovai] 22).
2. Black colour; கருமை. மாமைக் களங்கனி யன்ன [karumai. mamaig kalangani yanna] (பத்துப்பாட்டு: மலை [pathuppattu: malai] 35).
3. Colour; நிறம். நெடுந்தகை தற்கண்டு மாமைத் தகையிழந்த [niram. nedunthagai tharkandu mamaith thagaiyizhantha] (புறப்பொருள்வெண்பாமாலை [purapporulvenpamalai] 12, 2).
4. Form; மேனி. மாமை பொன் னிறம் பசப்ப [meni. mamai pon niram pasappa] (புறப்பொருள்வெண்பாமாலை [purapporulvenpamalai] 11, பெண்பாற். [penpar.] 6).
5. Grief, distress; துன்பம். (அரு. நி.) [thunpam. (aru. ni.)]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Mamaikkurinci, Mamaiya.
Full-text: Shi ma mai su yuan jing, A qi da wang qing fu, Mamaikkurinci, Pao ma mai jie, Mamatvin, Mahamaitri, Pi lan duo, Maimma, Meymenirral, Jiao fan bo ti chang zai tian shang, Pi lan ruo, Nuval, Maayol, Kalul, Jiu nao, Dur.
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