Goama: 1 definition
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Goama means something in 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 Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
: OpenEdition books: 痴颈惫颈诲丑补迟墨谤迟丑补办补濒辫补岣� (K膩vya)Goama (啶椸啶呧ぎ) is the name of an ancient teacher, mentioned in the 痴颈惫颈诲丑补迟墨谤迟丑补办补濒辫补 by Jinaprabhas奴ri (13th century A.D.): an ancient text devoted to various Jaina holy places (迟墨谤迟丑补蝉).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸...] While Kesi, a disciple of P膩sa, is a follower of the four vows (the vow of chastity is implicitly included in the vow of no lust), Goama, faithful to the doctrine of Mah膩v墨ra, recognizes five vows. Faced with the doubts of their disciples, Kesi and Goama meet for a verbal confrontation. Goama succeeds in convincing Kesi of the necessity of the vow of chastity. [...]鈥�.
Cf. Uttar膩dhyayanas奴tra XXIII v. 1-29: Jacobi SBE XLV p. 119-123.
Kavya (啶曕ぞ啶掂啶�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or 鈥榚pic poetry鈥� and natya, or 鈥榙ramatic poetry鈥�.
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