Uddhagga: 4 definitions
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Uddhagga means something in Buddhism, Pali. 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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uddhagga : (adj.) with the tips turned upwards; prominent; beneficial.
Uddhagga, (adj.) (uddha + agga) — 1. standing on end (lit. with raised point). bristling, of the hair of a Mahāpurisa D. II, 18 = III, 144, 154.—2. prominent, conspicuous J. IV, 345 (°rājin having prominent stripes, of a lion). ‹-› 3. pointing upwards (of the lower teeth, opp. adhagga point-downwards) J. V, 156 (= heṭṭhima-danta C.). ‹-› 4. lofty, beneficial (of gifts) A. II, 68 (dakkhiṇā); III, 46 (id.) see also uddhaggika. (Page 136)
1) uddhagga (ဥဒ္ဓဂ္ဂ) [(ti) (တိ)]—
[uddhaṃ+gamu+kvi]
[ဥဒ္ဓံ+ဂမု+ကွိ]
2) uddhagga (ဥဒ္ဓဂ္ဂ) [(ti) (တိ)]—
[uddhaṃ+agga．(sīdhvagra-saṃ)]
[ဥဒ္ဓံ+အဂ္ဂ။ (သီဓွဂြ-သံ)]
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: Kvi, Uddham, Gamu, Agga.
Starts with: Uddhaggaloma, Uddhaggalomalakkhana, Uddhaggamana, Uddhaggaraji, Uddhaggika.
Full-text: Uddhaggika, Uddhaggaraji, Uddhaggaloma, Rajin, Loma, Urdhvagra, Lakshana.
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