Kammayatana, Kammāyatana, Kamma-ayatana: 3 definitions
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Kammayatana 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.
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Kammāyatana refers to: 1. work Vbh. 324, cp. Miln. 78; 2. action=kamma J. III, 542; cp. J. IV, 451, 452.
Note: kammāyatana is a Pali compound consisting of the words kamma and ayatana.
kammāyatana (ကမ္မာယတန) [(na) (န)]—
[kamma+āyatana]
[ကမ္မ+အာယတန]
[Pali to Burmese]
kammāyatana—
(Burmese text): အမှု၊ (အသက်မွေးခြင်းစသည်တို့၏) အကြောင်းဖြစ်သောအမှု၊ အသက်မွေးမှု။
(Auto-Translation): Matter, the cause of existence (such as livelihood), livelihood.
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.
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