Anopama, Anopam膩: 4 definitions
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Anopama means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names1. Anopama - Daughter of the Treasurer Majjha of Saketa. She was so called (Peerless) because of her beauty. When she grew up, all sorts of eminent men sought her hand with rich gifts, but she was unwilling to marry. She heard the Buddha preach and, meditating on his sermon, attained the Third Fruit of the Path. Later she entered the Order, and on the seventh day thereafter became an arahant. Thig.vv.151-6; ThigA.138f.
2. Anopama - See Magandiya.
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Birthplace of the Vessabhu Buddha and capital of his father, King Suppatita. D.ii.7; but Bu.xxii.18 gives it as Anoma. The BuA. (p. 205) calls it Anupama.
Therav膩da is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryAnopama (啶呧え啷嬥お啶�).鈥�(an-opama), f. 掳尘墨, adj. (= Pali id.; for Sanskrit an-upama; in [Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit] probably only m.c.), matchless: 惭补丑腻惫补蝉迟耻 i.166.12 (掳m墨); 207.18 = ii.12.8; ii.379.19; iii.110.14. All verses; so far as meter and text-readings are clear, m.c.
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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
: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionary1) anopama (醼♂�斸�贬��曖��) [(ti) (醼愥��)]鈥�
摆苍补+耻辫补尘腻闭
摆醼�+醼メ赌曖赌欋赌琞
2) anopam膩 (醼♂�斸�贬��曖�欋��) [(th墨) (醼戓��)]鈥�
摆苍补+耻辫补尘腻闭
摆醼�+醼メ赌曖赌欋赌琞
Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav膩da Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha鈥檚 speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Anopamaguna, Anopamasarira.
Full-text: Anopamasarira, Anopamaguna, Opama, Anoma.
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Apadana commentary (Atthakatha) (by U Lu Pe Win)
Commentary on the Biography of the thera Annasams膩vaka < [Chapter 3 - Subh奴tivagga (section on Subh奴ti)]
Maha Buddhavamsa鈥擳he Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Buddha Chronicle 7: Anomadass墨 Buddhava峁僺a < [Chapter 9 - The chronicle of twenty-four Buddhas]