Old man, Old men: 2 definitions
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Old man means something in 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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Source: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri’s Kuvalayamala-katha (history)Old man (surrounded by his family) represents a scene of human life commonly depicted on the Saṃsāracakra paintings, in ancient India, as mentioned in the Kathās (narrative poems) such as Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayamālā (a Prakrit Campū, similar to Kāvya poetry).—Page 185.21 f.: Here follows a description of a printed scroll illustrating the Jaina conception of saṃsāracakra. [...] The saṃsāra-cakra illustrated the three worlds of hell, human world and the world of gods. [For example:] An old man surrounded by his family; a beggar asking for food; a mendicant clothed in tattered garments.
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)1) Old man in English is the name of a plant defined with Artemisia absinthium in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Artemisia absinthia St.-Lég. (among others).
2) Old man in North America is also identified with Artemisia abrotanum It has the synonym Artemisia abrotanum Thunb., non L..
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Prace Botaniczne (1992)
· Thaiszia (1997)
· Watsonia (1994)
· Canadian Journal of Botany (1988)
· Botaničeskij Žurnal
· Flora Mediterranea (1995)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Old man, for example pregnancy safety, health benefits, side effects, diet and recipes, chemical composition, extract dosage, 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.
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Full-text (+170): Varddhaka, Vriddha, Vriddhasamgha, Pravayas, Sthavira, Shatanika, Jarat, Sabalavriddha, Ajoba, Jaranta, Jirna, Jarin, Jina, Puranapurusha, Avriddhabalakam, Aparavayaska, Kalava, Mahallaka, Old man's bed, Hannumuduka.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
The Dānapati who excluded the Śrāmaṇeras from his invitation < [III. Recollection of the community (saṃgānusmṛti)]
The 22 main Bodhisattvas < [Chapter XIII - The Buddha-fields]
Appendix 4 - The conversion of Urubilvā Kāśyapa and the thousand Jaṭilas < [Chapter XXXVI - The eight recollections (anusmṛti or anussati)]
The Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 312: Kassapamandiya-jātaka < [Volume 3]
Jataka 202: Keḷi-Sīla-jātaka < [Book II - Dukanipāta]
Jataka 365: Ahiguṇḍika-jātaka < [Volume 3]
The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Abhaya Rājakumāra Sutta in Brief < [Chapter 42 - The Dhamma Ratanā]
Buddha Chronicle 19: Vipassī Buddhavaṃsa < [Chapter 9 - The chronicle of twenty-four Buddhas]
The Story of Venerable Ambakhadaka Mahā Tissa < [Chapter 6 - On Pāramitā]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Sushruta Samhita, volume 4: Cikitsasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)