Purvamgama, Pūrvaṃgama, Purvangama, Pūrvaṅgama: 4 definitions
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Purvamgama 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
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāPūrvaṃgama (पूर्वंगम) refers to “leading” (i.e., ‘that which is led by...’), according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly: “The great vehicle is made with four wheels, namely with the means of attraction, the spokes are well fitted as the roots of good have been transformed with intention, it; [...] is unchangeable due to the promise based on the firmness of the highest intention, is controlled and well-grasped by a charioteer, is always led by the thought of awakening (bodhicitta-pūrvaṃgama), runs smoothly as it is attuned to the fulfilling of the qualities of vows, obtains the light of divine sight in the great view of ten directions, [...]”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryPūrvaṃgama (पूर्वंगम).—adj. (= Pali pubbaṃgama), foremost, first: °maḥ Mahāvyutpatti 6270; sarvatra °maḥ Divyāvadāna 333.17, 26; °maṃ (-saṃprasthānaṃ) Gaṇḍavyūha 504.17; used much like Sanskrit ādi, et cetera, Mahāmati-bodhisattva-pūrv° Laṅkāvatāra-sūtra 1.10 (= including the bodhisattva M.); similarly Gaṇḍavyūha 149.20; pūrvapraśna-pūrvaṃgama- (Ārya-)Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa 6.10, preceded by…; abhivilokanā-(q.v.)-pūrvaṃgamehi dharmehi Mahāvastu ii.259.8; 260.1, preceded (and conditioned) by intimate examination; °ma-tā, abstract: bodhicitta-°ma-tayā Śikṣāsamuccaya 53.18, by keeping…in the foreground; °mī-karoti, makes (puts, keeps) in the foreground: Śikṣāsamuccaya 216.2.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pūrvaṃgama (पूर्वंगम):—[=pūrva-ṃ-gama] [from pūrva] mfn. idem, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] serving zealously, obedient, [Divyāvadāna]
3) [v.s. ...] ifc. attended by, furnished with, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Gama, Purvam.
Starts with: Purvamgamana.
Full-text: Purvamgata, Samprasthana, Prathamakalpika, Arakshyakarman, Prashanta, Parishuddhakarma, Prashantakarman, Arakshya, Pubba.
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