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What does "namo nama" mean?

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BH

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Jan 13, 2008, 1:23:37 PM1/13/08
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Hi,

What does "namo nama" mean?

Context:
Namo buddhaya
Namo dharmaya
Namo sanghaya
Namo nama
Om
Ah
Hum

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Regards,

Benson

ancient...@earthlink.net

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Jan 13, 2008, 5:09:08 PM1/13/08
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it means IN THE NAME OF THE NAME(less), ie the Tathagata

BH

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Jan 13, 2008, 5:24:15 PM1/13/08
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Thank you. How do the 2 words contribute to this meaning?

ancient...@earthlink.net

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Jan 14, 2008, 1:06:01 AM1/14/08
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On Jan 13, 5:24 pm, BH <Benson....@googlemail.com> wrote:
> Thank you. How do the 2 words contribute to this meaning?
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> On Jan 13, 10:09 pm, ancientbuddh...@earthlink.net wrote:
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> > it means IN THE NAME OF THE NAME(less), ie the Tathagata- Hide quoted text -
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buddha dhamma sangha are the tripartate "realm of the tathagata", the
final appalation is the description of his realm thereof.

obviously so.

BH

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Jan 15, 2008, 5:35:18 PM1/15/08
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Hi,

If namo means paying homage, what does "nama" literally mean?

Regards,

Benson

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