Kshamakukshita, Kṣāmakukṣitā, Kshama-kukshita: 2 definitions

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Kshamakukshita means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.

The Sanskrit term Kṣāmakukṣitā can be transliterated into English as Ksamakuksita or Kshamakukshita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

General definition (in Buddhism)

[«previous next»] — Kshamakukshita in Buddhism glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgraha

Kṣāmakukṣitā (क्षामकुक्षिता) or Kṣāmakukṣi refers to “a slim belly” and represents the thirty-eighth of the “eighty secondary characteristics” (anuvyañjana) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 83). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., kṣāma-kukṣitā). The work is attributed to Nagarguna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Kshamakukshita in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kṣāmakukṣitā (क्षामकुक्षिता):—[=kṣāma-kukṣitā] [from kṣāma > kṣai] f. having thin loins (one of the 80 minor marks of a Buddha), [Dharmasaṃgraha 84].

context information

Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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