Namakarma, Nāmakarman, Nāmakarma, Nāma-karma, Naman-karman, Nama-karma, Namakarman: 8 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchNāmakarman (नामकर्मन्):—(nāman + ka) n. die Cerimonie der Namengebung (beim Kinde) [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 19, 14.] [Weber’s Verzeichniss No. 1020. fg.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungNāmakarman (नामकर्मन्):—n. die Ceremonie der Namengebung.
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.
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Starts with: Namakarmaprakriti.
Ends with: Ashubhanamakarma, Ayashaskirtinamakarma, Rasanamakarma, Samhanananamakarma, Sthavaranamakarma.
Full-text (+37): Namakarmaprakriti, Namadheya, Samghata, Amantranika, Samskaranaman, Nama, Namakarana, Aharaka, Bandhana, Naraca, Asampraptasripatikā, Shubhavihayogati, Nirmana, Vajrarshabhanaraca, Vajravrishabhanaraca, Kubjaka, Sharira, Samacaturasra, Trindriya, Pancendriya.
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Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
Verse 6.23 - The nature of Auspicious Physique-making Karmas < [Chapter 6 - Influx of Karmas]
Verse 6.22 - The nature of Inauspicious Physique-making Karmas < [Chapter 6 - Influx of Karmas]
Verse 6.24 - The influx of Tīrthaṅkara name-karma (nāmakarma) < [Chapter 6 - Influx of Karmas]
Jainism and Patanjali Yoga (Comparative Study) (by Deepak bagadia)
Part 3.2 - The Doctrine of Karma < [Chapter 3 - Jain Philosophy and Practice]
Part 3.4 - Nine Elements (4): Bandha (Bondage of karma) < [Chapter 3 - Jain Philosophy and Practice]
Part 3.4 - Nine Elements (3): Asrava (influx of Karmic Pudgala to Atman or Jiva) < [Chapter 3 - Jain Philosophy and Practice]
Sankhayana-grihya-sutra (by Hermann Oldenberg)
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 3.54.17 < [Sukta 54]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
A brief summary of the classification of jīvas < [Notes]
Appendix 1.2: types of karma < [Appendices]
Part 33: Founding of the tīrtha < [Chapter III - The initiation and omniscience of Ajita]
A study of the philosophy of Jainism (by Deepa Baruah)
Chapter V.d - Nature of liberation (mokṣa) < [Chapter V - Bondage and Liberation]
Chapter V.c - Prabhācandra’s refutation of Bauddha and Sāṃkhya view of Karman < [Chapter V - Bondage and Liberation]