Lam, La峁�, Laam, L膩m: 11 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. General definition
In Buddhism
1. Tibetan Buddhism
Biology
Languages
1. Marathi
2. Sanskrit
3. Hindi
4. Nepali
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Introduction:

Lam means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, biology. 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

General definition (in Hinduism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Hinduism

鈥淟a峁冣€� is the 产墨箩补-mantra for 辫峁泃丑颈惫颈, or 鈥渆arth鈥�.

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara Samadhi

La峁� (啶侧) is the 产墨箩补 associated with Lamp膩ka, according to the Cakrasa峁僾ara-ma峁囜笉ala or Sa峁僾arama峁囜笉ala of Abhay膩karagupta鈥檚 Ni峁annayog膩val墨, p. 45 and n. 145; (Cf. Cakrasa峁僾aratantra, Gray, David B., 2007).鈥擳he Cakrasa峁僾ara mandala has a total of sixty-two deities. [...] Three concentric circles going outward, the body, speech and mind wheels (办腻测补-惫腻办补-肠颈迟迟补), in the order: mind (blue), speech (red), and body (white), with eight 岣屇乲in墨s each in non-dual union with their 岣屇乲as, "male consorts".

Associated elements of Subhadr膩 and Vajrabhadra:

Circle: 惫腻办补肠补办谤补 [=惫腻办肠补办谤补?] (speech-wheel) (red);
岣屇乲in墨 (female consort): Subhadr膩;
岣屇乲a (male consort): Vajrabhadra;
叠墨箩补: 濒补峁�;
Body-part: throat;
P墨峁環a: Lamp膩ka;
Bodily constituent: udara (stomach);
Bodhipak峁 (wings of enlightenment): 辫谤补箩帽腻产补濒补 (power of wisdom).

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha鈥檚 words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (惫补箩谤补测腻苍补) are collected indepently.

Biology (plants and animals)

: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Lam in India is the name of a plant defined with Aristida depressa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices.

2) Lam in Pacific is also identified with Jatropha curcas It has the synonym Ricinus jarak Thunb. (etc.).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· The Gardeners Dictionary (1754)
· Taxon (1992)
· Supl. Gaz. Lit. Mexico (1794)
· Gardeners Dictionary, ed. 8 (1768)
· Grasses of Burma (1960)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1990)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Lam, for example chemical composition, side effects, health benefits, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, diet and recipes, have a look at these references.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

岣纺佱箖 (啶赤ぞ啶�).鈥攐r-岣纺佱箖 and 辫丑补岣纺乸丑补岣穉 or-岣纺佱箖 ad See 辫丑补岣穉办补峁嘺.

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岣纺佱箖 (啶赤ぞ啶�).鈥攐r -岣纺佱箖 ad Imit. of the sound of a gentle flowing (of tears &c.)

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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

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Lam (啶侧ぎ啷�).鈥攐nly 濒补濒腻尘补, enjoy (sexually).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Lam (啶侧ぎ啷�):鈥�(= 鈭�ram; not in [Dh膩tup膩峁環a]; only [perfect tense] 濒补濒腻尘补), to delight in, sport, enjoy sexually, [Hariva峁兣沘]

[Sanskrit to German]

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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.

Hindi dictionary

: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Laam in Hindi refers in English to:鈥�(nm) war-front; army; -[kapha kahana] to reproach and reprove —[todana] to demobilise; —[para jana] to go to the war-front; ~[bamdi] mobilisation; •[karana/—bamdhana] to mobilise..鈥攍aam (啶侧ぞ啶�) is alternatively transliterated as L膩ma.

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Nepali dictionary

: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

L膩m (啶侧ぞ啶):鈥攁dj. long (when used with compound words, such as 啶侧ぞ啶啶曕啶班, 啶侧ぞ啶啶ぞ啶む [l膩mk墨ro, l膩mp膩te ] etc.);

: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Laam is another spelling for 啶侧ぞ啶� [濒腻尘补].鈥攏. 1. line; row; 2. war site; battlefield; 3. platoon; brigade;

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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.

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