Camma: 4 definitions
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Camma means something in Buddhism, Pali, Jainism, Prakrit. 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.
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarycamma : (nt.) a hide; leather.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryCamma, (nt.) (Vedic carman, cp. Lat. corium hide or leather, cortex bark, scortum hide; Ohg. herdo; Ags. heorQa=E. hide; also Sk. kṛtti; Ohg. scirm (shield); E. skin; from *sqer to cut, skin (cp. kaṭu)=the cut-off hide, cp. Gr. dέrw: (dέrma) 1. skin, hide, leather Vin. I, 192 (sīha° vyaggha° dīpi°), 196 (elaka° aja° miga°); A. IV, 393 (sīha° dīpi°); PvA. 157 (kadalimiga° as rug); J. II, 110 (sīha°); III, 82, 184; Miln. 53; Sdhp. 140. It is supposed to be subcutaneous (under chavi as tegument), & next to the bone: chaviṃ chindetvā cammaṃ chindati S. II, 238=A. IV, 129; frequent in expr. like aṭṭhi-cammanahāru-matta (skin & bones) PvA. 68, see under nahāru; camma-maṃsa-nahāru PvA. 80.—2. a shield Vin. II, 192 (asi° sword & shield); M. I, 86; A. III, 93; J. V, 373; VI, 580.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryCamma (चम्म) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Dharman.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusCamma (ಚಮ್ಮ):—
1) [noun] the soft and flexible external covering or integument of an animal body; the skin.
2) [noun] the skin of an animal, with the hair removed, prepared by tanning or a similar process designed to preserve it against decay and make it pliable or supple when dry; leather.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+29): Cammabandha, Cammabhasta, Cammaca, Cammadike, Cammaghataka, Cammaka, Cammakara, Cammakarin, Cammakhanda, Cammakkhandhaka, Cammala, Cammalage, Cammali, Cammalige, Cammaliki, Cammamaluka, Camman, Cammanacu, Cammanaddha, Cammanam.
Ends with: Acamma, Asicamma, Atthicamma, Niccamma, Paticamma, Sihacamma.
Full-text (+28): Maluka, Alagadda, Dharman, Cammakarin, Palivethana, Sihacamma, Cammanda, Cammaghataka, Yodhin, Cammamaluka, Cammanaddha, Cammabandha, Cammavaratta, Cammabhasta, Chavi, Majjara, Vinaddha, Atthicamma, Cammasataka, Bhasta.
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Vinaya Pitaka (3): Khandhaka (by I. B. Horner)
Vinaya (3): The Cullavagga (by T. W. Rhys Davids)
Cullavagga, Khandaka 5, Chapter 16 < [Khandaka 5 - On the Daily Life of the Bhikkhus]
Bhesajjakkhandhaka (Chapter on Medicine) (by Hin-tak Sik)
(b) The Skandhaka < [Chapter 2 - Background Information]
Vinaya Pitaka (1): Bhikkhu-vibhanga (the analysis of Monks’ rules) (by I. B. Horner)
The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Chapter 4 - The Renunciation of Sumedha < [The Anudīpanī (on the Great Chronicle of Buddhas)]
Part 5 - The Archery Display < [Chapter 2 - The Performance of the Ploughing Ceremony]
A Short history of Lanka (by Humphry William Codrington)