Visheshagamin, Viśeṣagāmin, Visesagāmin, Visesa-gamin: 2 definitions
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Visheshagamin means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
The Sanskrit term Viśeṣagāmin can be transliterated into English as Visesagamin or Visheshagamin, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryViśeṣagāmin (विशेषगामिन्).—name of a former incarnation of Śākya-muni: Lalitavistara 171.1.
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.
Pali-English dictionary
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryVisesagāmin refers to: reaching distinction, gaining merit A. II, 185; III, 349 sq.; S. V, 108.
Note: visesagāmin is a Pali compound consisting of the words visesa and gāmin.
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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