Kammannata, Kammaññatā, Kammanna-ta: 7 definitions
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Kammannata means something in Buddhism, Pali. 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.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Part of the Sobhana Cetasikas. Fourth set is kammannata. They are cittakammannata and kayakammannata. Cittakammannata is adaptability or wieldiness of citta and kayakammannata is for cetasikas. They arise together and work together in the same citta with the same arammana. They help citta and cetasikas to agree with other cetasikas and adapt to all.
wieldiness;
'adaptability', i.e. of
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corporeality (rūpassa; s. khandha, Summary I),
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mental factors (kāya), and of
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consciousness (citta); cf. Tab. II.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
kammaññatā : (f.) readiness; workableness; fitness.
Kammaññatā, (f.) (abstr. fr. prec. ) workableness, adaptability, readiness, appl. to the wood of the sandal tree (in simile) A. I, 9; said of kāya and citta in connection with kammaññattaṃ k°bhāvo k°mudutā: Dhs. 46, 47=326=641=730; cp. Dhs. 585; similar Bdhd 16, 20, 71; DhsA. 136, 151 (=kammasādutā) a° unworkableness, inertness, unwieldiness, sluggishness Miln. 300; Nett 86, 108, cp. Dhs. 1156, 1236; DhsA. 255; explained as cittagelaññaṃ DhsA. 377; as cetaso līnattaṃ Vbh. 373. (Page 194)
kammaññatā (ကမ္မညတာ) [(thī) (ထီ)]—
[kammañña+tā]
[ကမ္မည+တာ]
[Pali to Burmese]
kammaññatā—
(Burmese text): အမှု၌-ကောင်း-ခံ့-လျော်-သည်၏အဖြစ်၊ အမှုကို ပြုစွမ်းနိုင်ခြင်း။
(Auto-Translation): In the matter of being capable of executing an action.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Kammanna, Luo, Da, Ta.
Starts with: Kammannatapariyaya, Kammannatara.
Full-text: Kayakammannata, Citta Kammannata, Kammannatapariyaya, Adaptability, Kayamuduta, Kan shou chi, Sobhana Cetasikas, Kamyata, Rupa, Kamma.
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Introduction to Dhammasangani (by U Ko Lay)
Section One < [Division I - Cittuppada Kanda]
Introducing Buddhist Abhidhamma (by Kyaw Min, U)
Appendix II - Cetasika < [Book III]
Chapter 3 - Five Groups or Aggregates < [Part 1 - Abhidhamma]
Cetasikas (by Nina van Gorkom)
Chapter 31 - Six Pairs Of Beautiful Cetasikas < [Part IV - Beautiful Cetasikas]
Appendix 8 - Appendix To Chapter 31 < [Appendix And Glossary]
Patthana Dhamma (by Htoo Naing)
Chapter 17 - Kamma paccayo (or kamma condition)
Chapter 2 - Cetasikas (or mental factors)
A Manual of Abhidhamma (by Nārada Thera)
52 Kinds of Mental States < [Chapter II - Mental States]
Analysis of Matter < [Chapter VI - Analysis of Matter]
Vipassana Dipani (by Mahathera Ledi Sayadaw)