Nigamagama, Nigamāgama, Nigama-agama, Nigamagāma, Nigama-gama: 4 definitions
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Nigamagama means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Nigamagam.
In Hinduism
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Nigamāgama (निगमागम) refers to “studying the Vedas and Tantras”, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.—Accordingly, as Īśvara says to Vāmadeva: “[...] Putting on ochre garments, carrying a skull, plucking out clumps of hair, maintaining non-vedic religious observances, ashes, ascetic clothing and matted locks, behaving as if mad, [the ascetic practice of] nakedness, [studying] the Vedas, Tantras (nigamāgama) and so on and the meeting [of learned people] for [reciting] poetry in the assembly: All [this] is exertion for the sake of filling one's stomach and is not the cause of the highest good. [...]”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Languages of India and abroad
Hindi dictionary
Nigamāgama (निगमागम) [Also spelled nigamagam]:—(nm) the Vedas and other (Hindu) scriptures.
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Pali-English dictionary
nigamagāma (နိဂမဂါမ) [(pu) (ပု)]—
[nigama+gāma]
[နိဂမ+ဂါမ]
[Pali to Burmese]
nigamagāma—
(Burmese text): (က) ထင်ရှားသောရွာ။ (ခ) နိဂုံးဟူသောရွာ။
(Auto-Translation): (a) A prominent village. (b) A village called Nigon.
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: Agama, Nigama.
Full-text: Nigamagam, Nigamaggamapasada, Nikamam, Nigama, Agama.
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Hari-bhakti-kalpa-latikā (by Sarasvati Thkura)
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 176 < [Hindi-English-Nepali (1 volume)]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Devi Tantra, Mantra, Yantra (study) (by Srider Basudevan Iyer)
Introduction to Tantra < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Srikara Bhashya (commentary) (by C. Hayavadana Rao)
Shakti and Shakta (by John Woodroffe)
Chapter VI - Śakti and Śākta < [Section 1 - Introductory]