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āgama

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Old Javanese

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit आगम (āgama, a traditional doctrine or precept).

Noun

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āgama

  1. religion (system of beliefs dealing with soul, deity and/or life after death)
  2. collection of such doctrines
  3. sacred work.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Javanese: ꦲꦒꦩ (agama)
  • Balinese: ᬆᬕᬫ (agama, religion)

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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  • ā- (towards) +‎ gam (go, come)

Noun

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āgama m[1]

  1. coming, arrival[1]
  2. that which arrives:
    1. income, influx[1]
    2. knowledge[1]
    3. sacred book[1]
    4. doctrine, religion[1]
    5. (grammar) augment[2]
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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page 16.
  2. ^ Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “āgama”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead