Gimha: 5 definitions
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Gimha means something in Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India. 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.
India history and geography
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryGimha.鈥�(CII 4), Prakrit; same as Sanskrit gr墨峁a; name of a season consisting of eight fortnights or four months. Note: gimha is defined in the 鈥淚ndian epigraphical glossary鈥� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarygimha : (m.) heat; hot season.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryGimha, (Vedic gr墨峁a) I. (sg.) heat, in special application to the atmosphere: hot part (of the day or year), hot season, summer; a summer month. Always used in Loc. as a designation of time. 1. of the day: VvA.40 (掳samaye; v. l. 驳颈尘丑腻nam膩se).鈥�2. of summer: usually in combination w. and in contrast to hemanta winter: hemanta-gimhisu in w. & s. Dh.286 (cp. gimhika for 掳isu). Miln.274; Dpvs.I, 55; Vism.231 (掳芒bhitatta worn out by the heat); Sdhp.275 (掳k膩le). In enumeration w. other seasons: vasse hemante gimhe Nd2 631 (sad膩); vasanta 驳颈尘丑腻dika ut奴 PvA.135.鈥�3. of a summer month; pa峁環amasmi峁� gimhe Sn.233 (see KhA 192 for explanation) 鈥� II. (pl.) 驳颈尘丑腻 the hot months, the season of summer, in 掳na峁� pacchime m膩se, in the last month of summer M.I, 79; S.III, 141; V, 50, 321; Vv 795 (=膩s膩岣穐im膩se VvA.307). (Page 251)
[Pali to Burmese]
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(Burmese text): (醽�) 醼斸�结�贬亰 醼斸�结�贬�涐��炨�亰 醼斸�结�贬�メ�愥�亰 醼斸�结�贬�溼亱 (醽�) 醼♂�曖�搬亰 醼♂�曖�搬�涐�踞��斸�横亰 醼♂�曖�搬�勧�结�贬�丰亱 醼傖��欋�踞�斸��椺�贯�椺��曖��-醼�醼坚�娽�丰�横亱
(Auto-Translation): (1) Summer, summer season, summer weather, summer. (2) Heat, temperature, hot vapor. Look at the glossary of terms.
Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav膩da Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha鈥檚 speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
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Partial matches: Gira.
Starts with: Gimha-lacchi, Gimhabhitatta, Gimhadivasa, Gimhaja, Gimhakala, Gimhamasa, Gimhana, Gimhanamasa, Gimhananamaka, Gimhanibbapana, Gimhaparilahasamaya, Gimhasamaya, Gimhatapa, Gimhatittha, Gimhautu, Gimhika.
Full-text: Pathamagimha, Gimhika, Gimhakala, Gimhanibbapana, Gimhasamaya, Gimhaja, Gi, Vassana, Ghamma, Gimha-lacchi, Utu, Masha, Bala.
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Vinaya Pitaka (3): Khandhaka (by I. B. Horner)
On when a robe becomes the Sa峁単ha鈥檚 < [8. Robes (C墨vara)]
Paumacariya (critical study) (by K. R. Chandra)
2.1. Writing, Astronomy and Astrology in Ancient India < [Chapter 8 - Education, Literature, Sciences, Arts and Architecture]
1. Language and Grammar of the Paumacariyam < [Chapter 11 - Literary Evaluation]
Visuddhimagga (the pah of purification) (by 脩膩峁嘺moli Bhikkhu)
The Material Septad < [Chapter XX - Purification by Knowledge and Vision of the Path and the Not-path]
Natyashastra (English) (by Bharata-muni)
Milindapanha (questions of King Milinda) (by T. W. Rhys Davids)
Chapter 7: The obstacles < [Book 4 - The Solving of Dilemmas]
History of Science in South Asia
Elements of the Buddhist Medical System < [Vol. 11 (2023)]