Vammika, Vammīka: 2 definitions
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Vammika means something in Buddhism, Pali. 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.
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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryvammika : (m.) an ant-hill.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryVammika, (adj.) (fr. vamma)=vammin Vin. I, 342. (Page 601)
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Vammīka, & vammika (m. & nt.) (cp. Vedic valmīka; Idg. *ǔorm(āi); cp. Av. maoiris, Sk. vamraḥ, Gr. muρmhz, Lat. formica, Cymr. mor; all of same origin & meaning) ant-hill: (a) °ika: M. I, 142 sq.; J. III, 85; IV, 30 (°bila the ant’s hole); V, 163.—(b) °ika: J. I, 432; IV, 30; Vism. 183 (described), 304 (°muddani), 446; DhA. II, 51; III, 208; IV, 154. (Page 602)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Vammika Sutta.
Full-text: Tamba, Matthaka, Muddha, Bila, Vammika Sutta, Kumara-kassapa, Andhavana, Kaya.
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Search found 5 books and stories containing Vammika, Vammīka; (plurals include: Vammikas, Vammīkas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Guide to Tipitaka (by U Ko Lay)
Part III - Opamma Vagga < [(a) Mulapannasa Pali]
The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Biography (28): Kumāra Kassapa Mahāthera < [Chapter 43 - Forty-one Arahat-Mahatheras and their Respective Etadagga titles]
Part 3 - The Andha Grove < [Chapter 32b - The Buddha’s Fourteenth Vassa at Savatthi]
Philosophy of language in the Five Nikayas (by K.T.S. Sarao)
2.5(c). Majjhima Nikāya (The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha) < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
The Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 12: Nigrodhamiga-jātaka < [Book I - Ekanipāta]