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agama::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | agamid, agamid lizard |
Examples of agama
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The red-headed agama and monitor lizard make up the reptilian population of the island.
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Svetambaras follow the 12 agama literature.
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We picked our way down the terraces, more mountaineers than archaeologists, sending gorgon-faced agama lizards dashing for their crevices.
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Akshobhya muni rejected Vidyaranya's interpretation of the shruthivakhya as per yukthi, with the help of nigama agama pramanas and established sarvajna sidhanta.
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Ritual tends to be orthodox and elaborate especially in the large vedic brahmincal temples, which follow the pan-Indian Sanskrit agama scriptural traditions.
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- Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World
- In Buddhism, an gama (Sanskrit and Pali for "sacred work"Monier-Williams (1899), p. 129, see "gama," retrieved 12 Dec 2008 from "U. Cologne" at http://www.sanskrit-lexicon.uni-koeln.de/scans/MWScan/MWScanpdf/mw0129-Akhara.pdf. or "scripture"Rhys Davids & Stede (1921-25), p. ...
- An agama is any one of the various small, long-tailed, insect-eating lizards of the genus Agama. The agamid genus is composed of at least 37 species across Africa, where they are the most common lizard. They can be found in many sizes, from 12.5 to 30 cm (5 in. to 1 ft. ...
- Agama, that is, which has come down (implicitly from the divine source) is a body of treatises and texts consisting of mythological, ritual and philosophical materials, not contained in the Vedic texts. ...
- Any of the various small, long-tailed lizards of the subfamily Agaminae, especially in genera Acanthocercus, Agama, Dendragama, Laudakia, Phrynocephalus, Trapelus and Xenagama
- (Agamas) Generic term applied to a collection of traditional doctrines and precepts; also means the home or collecting-place of the law or truth; the peerless law; the ultimate absolute truth. ...
- (Agamas) Traditional principles governing worship, construction, festivals in temples.The word Agama means tradition
- Scripture. Refers generally to all writings that at least some Hindus believe to be revealed, and more specifically to the medieval texts Pancaratra Samhitas, Saiva Agamas, and Sakta Tantras.
- (Sanskrit) [from a toward, near + the verbal root gam to come, go] Coming near, approaching. As a masculine noun, approach, appearance; studying, reading, acquisition of knowledge, science. ...
