Kammika: 2 definitions
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Kammika 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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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarykammika : (m.) (in cpds.),doing; one who performs or looks after.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryKammika, (adj. -n.) (fr. kamma) 1. (-°) one who does or looks after; one whose occupation is of such & such a character: āya° revenue-overseer, treasurer DhA. I, 184; sabba° (always with ref. to amacca, the king’s minister) one who does everything, the king’s confidant Vism. 130; PvA. 81.—On term ādi° beginner (e.g. Vism. 241) see Cpd. 53, 129 n. 2.—2. a merchant, trader, in jalapatha° and thalapatha° by sea & by land J. I, 121.—3. a superintendent, overseer, manager J. II, 305 (executioner of an order); VI, 294; Mhvs 30, 31.—4. one connected with the execution of an ecclesiastical Act Vin. II, 5 (cp. p. 22); Bdhd 106. (Page 195)
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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Ends with: Adikammika, Ayakammika, Navakammika, Rajakammika, Sabbakammika, Vanakammika.
Full-text: Ayakammika, Vanakammika, Adikammika, Rajakammika, Navakammika, Karmika, Navakarmika, Amacca, Sabba.
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