Khamati: 2 definitions
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Khamati 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 Dictionarykhamati : (kham + a) is patient; endures; forbears; pardons.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryKhamati, (Dhtp 218: sahane, cp. Sk. kṣamate, perhaps to Lat. humus, cp. Sk. kṣāh, kṣāman soil; Gr. xqw/n, xamai) 1. to be patient, to endure, to forgive (Acc. of object and Gen. of person): n’âhaṃ bhayā khamāmi Vepacittino (not do I forgive V. out of fear) S. I, 221, 222; aparādhaṃ kh. to forgive a fault J. III, 394. khamatha forgive DhA. II, 254; khamatha me pardon me Miln. 13; DhA. I, 40.—2. (impers.) to be fit, to seem good; esp. in phrase yathā te khameyya “as may seem good to you; if you please” D. I, 60, 108; M. I, 487. sabbaṃ me na khamati “I do not approve of” M. I, 497 sq.; na khamati “it is not right” D. II, 67.—3. to be fit for, to indulge in, to approve of, in nijjhānaṃ khamanti M. I, 133, 480; cp. diṭṭhi-nijjhāna-kkhanti M. I, 480 & A. I, 189.—ppr. med. khamamāna Vin. I, 281 (uppaḍḍhakāsinaṃ kh°) fit for, allowing of, worth, cp. Bdhgh. note Vin Texts I. 195.—grd. khamanīya to be allayed, becoming better (of a disease) Vin. I, 204; D. II, 99.—caus. khamāpeti to pacify, to ask one’s pardon, to apologize (to=Acc.) J. I, 267; PvA. 123, 195; DhA. I, 38, 39; II, 75, 254.—to ask permission or leave (i.e. to say good-bye) DhA. I, 14. (Page 234)
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: Abhinikkhamati, Nikkhamati, Sukhamati, Upanikkhamati.
Full-text: Khanta, Khamanta, Khami, Khamapana, Patikhamapita, Nijjhana, Chama, Nidhyana, Ruccati, Kshamati, Khama, Atyaya, Accaya.
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The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Visuddhimagga (the pah of purification) (by Ñāṇamoli Bhikkhu)
Strengthening of Comprehension in Forty Ways < [Chapter XX - Purification by Knowledge and Vision of the Path and the Not-path]
Vinaya (3): The Cullavagga (by T. W. Rhys Davids)
Cullavagga, Khandaka 7, Chapter 5 < [Khandaka 7 - Dissensions in the Order]