Alara, Āḷāra, Aḷāra, Alāra, Ālāra: 9 definitions
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Alara has 7 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit terms Āḷāra and Aḷāra can be transliterated into English as Alara or Aliara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchAlāra (अलार):—n. Thür [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungAlāra (अलार):——
1) m. eine Aloeart [Galano's Wörterbuch] —
2) n. Thür.
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)
Starts with: Alara Kalama, Alaral, Alaram, Alaramba, Alarambavageya, Alarambu, Alarandhra, Alarasa, Alarashi, Alaravam, Alaravan, Alaray.
Ends with (+15): Aratalara, Balara, Bayalara, Bhalara, Bvayalara, Calara, Dalara, Davalara, Desha-talara, Dhavalara, Grama-talara, Imgalara, Jalara, Jhalara, Kadavalara, Kalara, Koralara, Kundalara, Laralara, Malara.
Full-text: Alara Kalama, Kalama, Pamha, Pamukha, Hasula, Arada, Sankhapala Jataka, Bahala, Bhamu, Akimcanyayatana, Kesaputta, Videhiputta, Pukkusa, Bhaggava, Uruvela, Jhana.
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The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Chapter 5 - Learning from and Discussing with Āḷāra and Udaka < [Volume 2.1]
Part 33 - The Story of Pukkusa, the Malla Prince < [Chapter 40 - The Buddha Declared the Seven Factors of Non-Decline for Rulers]
Part 3 - The Buddha proceeding to Migadaya < [Chapter 9 - The Buddha Reflecting Deeply on the Profundity of the Dhamma]
Amaravati Art in the Context of Andhra Archaeology (by Sreyashi Ray chowdhuri)
Saṅkhapāla Jātaka < [Chapter 3 - Amarāvatī and the Formative Stage of the Buddhist Art]
The Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 524: Saṃkhapāla-jātaka < [Volume 5]
Settlement in Early Historic Ganga Plain (by Chirantani Das)
Part 4 - The Buddha’s arrival and the first sermon < [Chapter VII - Sārnāth: The Satellite Religious Centre]
A Discourse on Paticcasamuppada (by Venerable Mahasi Sayadaw)