āgama, 阿含暮; 阿鋡; 阿伽摩 (or 阿笈摩), theāgamas, a collection of doctrines, general name for the Hīnayāna scriptures: tr. 法歸 the home or collecting-place of the Law or Truth; 無比法 peerless Law; or 趣無ne plus ultra, ultimate, absolute truth. The 四阿含經 or FourĀgamasare (1) 長阿含Dīrghāgama, 'Long' treatises on cosmogony. (2)Madhyamāgama, 中阿含, 'middle' treatises on metaphysics. (3)Saṃyuktāgama, 雜阿含 'miscellaneous' treatises on abstract contemplation. (4)Ekottarāgama增一阿含 'numerical' treatises, subjects treated numerically. There is also a division of fiveāgamas.