Yamaloka: 10 definitions
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Yamaloka means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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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In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Yamaloka (यमलोक) refers to the “world of death”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “[Characteristics of behavior of all beings] [...] The behaviour’s essence, essential character (lakṣaṇa), [...] the essential character of the lord of the world of death (yamaloka-lakṣaṇa), the essential character of gods, the essential character of human being, the essential character of the entrance into the fixed course of disciples, the essential character of the entrance into the fixed course of isolated Buddhas, [...]—he knows all the essential characters of behavior truly as they are, and there is no fault at all in his understanding”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
yamaloka : (m.) the world of the dead.
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.
Marathi-English dictionary
yamalōka (यमलोक).—m (S) The regions in which the wicked are punished by Yama, Tartarus.
yamalōka (यमलोक).—n Tartarus. yamalōkācī vāṭa dharaṇēṃ To be on the point of death.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Yamaloka (यमलोक).—[masculine] Yama's world.
Yamaloka (यमलोक):—[=yama-loka] [from yama > yam] m. Y°’s world, [Maitrāyaṇī-saṃhitā; Tāṇḍya-brāhmaṇa etc.]
Yamaloka (यमलोक):—m. Yama's Welt [Pañcaviṃśabrāhmaṇa.9,8,4.] [Mahābhārata.7,3002.] [Spr. 2093.] [PAÑCAR.1,3,31.] [Weber’s Verzeichniss 146,a,9.]
Yamaloka (यमलोक):—m. Yama’s Welt.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Yamalōka (ಯಮಲೋಕ):—[noun] the world of Yama; the hell.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Yamaloka (यमलोक):—n. the world of Yama; hell;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Yamalokaci Vata Dharanem, Yamalokalakshana, Yamalokam.
Full-text: Ye mo lu jia, Yan mo jie, Yamalaya, Yamalay, Yamalok, Yama, Yamalokalakshana, Hinakaya, Agniloka, Naciketa, Purujit, Arnashala, Sutikagriha, Vidyamandapa, Yamalokika, Gati, Ashtadikpalaka, Laddha, Yu mi guo, Loka.
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Search found 34 books and stories containing Yamaloka, Yama-loka, Yama-lōka, Yamalōka; (plurals include: Yamalokas, lokas, lōkas, Yamalōkas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Brihaddharma Purana (abridged) (by Syama Charan Banerji)
Dhammapada (Illustrated) (by Ven. Weagoda Sarada Maha Thero)
Verse 44-45 - The Story of Five Hundred Monks < [Chapter 4 - Puppha Vagga (Flowers)]
The Naciketa-Upakhyana as the source of the Nasiketopakhyana < [Purana, Volume 6, Part 2 (1964)]
Brahma Purana (critical study) (by Surabhi H. Trivedi)
15. List of Weapons < [Chapter 11 - Political Structure]
19. Music and Dancing < [Social and Economic Life]
9. Fasting < [Social and Economic Life]
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 673 < [Hindi-Kannada-English Volume 2]
Page 673 < [Hindi-Assamese-English Volume 2]
Page 673 < [Hindi-Marathi-English Volume 2]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 4.9.4 < [Chapter 9 - The Glories of Srī Ekādaśī]
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