Yugaggaha, Yugaggāha, Yuga-ggaha: 2 definitions
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Yugaggaha 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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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryyugaggāha : (m.) imperiousness; rivalry; competition.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryYugaggāha refers to: “holding the yoke, ” i.e. control, dominance, domineering, imperiousness; used as syn. for palāsa at Vbh. 357=Pug. 19 (so read for yuddha°), explained by sama-dhura-ggahaṇaṃ “taking the leadership altogether” at VbhA. 492. See further Nd1 177; VvA. 71 (yugaggāha-lakkhaṇo paḷāso); SnA 542; DhA. III, 57 (°kathā=sārambhakathā).
Note: yugaggāha is a Pali compound consisting of the words yuga and ggāha.
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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