Kammavaca, Kammavācā, Kamma-vaca: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Kammavaca 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)
A compilation of the rules and the ritual regarding admission into the Sangha (Bode: op. cit., 6f).
F (Decreed wording). A kammavaca is a wording that ought to be uttered at time of performing a monastic procedure. Thus, there are a few of them.
However, the term most often does refer to the text of the procedure designed for integrating into the sangha a person who expressed the wish to become a bhikkhu. At Buddhas time, it was customary to commit by heart the important subjects, there were texts neither for philosophical doctrines, nor for the laws. Owing to this fact, "the" kammavaca was laid down in written script later on only. At the beginning of the reading of this kammavaca, fifteen questions are asked to him, to whose he should be able to positively answer so as to be accepted among the members of the sangha:
Here are dealt with other kammavacas:
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
kammavācā : (f.) the text of official act.
kammavācā (ကမ္မဝါစာ) [(thī) (ထီ)]—
[kamma+vācā]
[ကမ္မ+ဝါစာ]
[Pali to Burmese]
kammavācā—
(Burmese text): ကံကို ရွတ်ဆိုကြောင်းစကား၊ ကံပြုသောအခါ ရွတ်ဆိုအပ်သောစကား။
(Auto-Translation): Words spoken about fate, words that are spoken when fate occurs.
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: The, The, Kammavaca, Kamma, Te, Vaca, Vassa.
Starts with: Kammavacabbhantara, Kammavacacariya, Kammavacadosa, Kammavacadvayabhava, Kammavacakakiriyaniddesa, Kammavacakkhana, Kammavacalakkhana, Kammavacana, Kammavacananattasabhava, Kammavacananattasambhava, Kammavacanantara, Kammavacaniccha, Kammavacanitthapana, Kammavacapali, Kammavacapariyosana, Kammavacarahattabhava, Kammavacasampatti, Kammavacasampattiyutta, Kammavacopasampada.
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Vinaya (2): The Mahavagga (by T. W. Rhys Davids)
Mahavagga, Khandaka 9, Chapter 3 < [Khandaka 9 - Validity and Invalidity of Formal Acts of the Samgha]
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Vinaya (3): The Cullavagga (by T. W. Rhys Davids)
Cullavagga, Khandaka 5, Chapter 24 < [Khandaka 5 - On the Daily Life of the Bhikkhus]
Cullavagga, Khandaka 1, Chapter 12 < [Khandaka 1 - The Minor Disciplinary Proceedings]
Cullavagga, Khandaka 6, Chapter 21 < [Khandaka 6 - On Dwellings and Furniture]
Maha Buddhavamsa—The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Part 4 - Righteous (Dhammavādi) and Unrighteous (Adhammavādi) < [Chapter 28 - The Buddha’s Tenth Vassa at Pālileyyaka Forest]
Buddha Chronicle 8: Paduma Buddhavaṃsa < [Chapter 9 - The chronicle of twenty-four Buddhas]
Part 3 - Eruption of A Great Dispute within The Sangha < [Chapter 27b - The Buddha’s Ninth Vassa at Kosambī]
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Vinaya Pitaka (3): Khandhaka (by I. B. Horner)
On an act without a motion, etc. < [9. The monks from Campā (Campeyya)]