Samiti, Samīti: 20 definitions

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In Hinduism
1. Purana
2. General definition
In Buddhism
1. Theravada
In Jainism
1. General definition
India history
Languages
1. Pali
2. Sanskrit
3. Hindi
4. Kannada
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Introduction:

Samiti means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, the history of ancient India, Hindi, Tamil. 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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In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1a) Samiti (समिति).—One of the names in the fourth Marutgaṇa.^*

* Vāyu-purāṇa 67. 127.

1b) Bhūrloka.^*

* Vāyu-purāṇa 101. 40.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

General definition (in Hinduism)

Source: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and Subjects

Samiti (समिति) denotes an ‘assembly’ of the Vedic tribe. It is alreadv mentioned in the Rigveda, and often later, sometimes in connexion with Sabhā. Ludwig considers that the Samiti included all the people, primarily the viśaḥ, ‘subjects’, but also the Maghavans and Brahmins if they desired, though the Sabhā was their special assembly.

In Buddhism

Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names

A waggon builder of Savatthi. In the Angana Sutta (q.v.), Moggallana tells Sariputta how he once saw Samiti shaping a felloe; by his side, Panduputta was watching, wishing that Samiti might shape the felloe without crook, twist, or blemish. When Samiti did this, Panduputta sang with joy, saying that Samiti had read his thoughts. M.i.31f.

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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).

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

Samiti (समिति) refers to the “five kinds of carefulness”, according to chapter 1.1 [ādīśvara-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.—Accordingly, in the sermon of Sūri Dharmaghoṣa:—“[...] the gift of supporting dharma (dharmopagrahadāna) is five-fold: purity of giver, receiver, gift, time, and thought. [... ] That gift would have purity of receiver, whose receiver is such a man [who] observes the five kinds of carefulness (samiti), [...]”.

The five kinds of carefulness (samiti) are: (Cf. Uttarādhyayana 24.1-18.)

īryā (care in walking not to injure any living thing);
bhāṣā (care not to injure any one by speech);
eṣaṇā (care to eat only pure food);
ādānanikṣepana (care in regard to handling possessions);
pratiṣṭhāpana or utsarga (care in regard to sanitation).

Source: HereNow4u: Jain Dharma ka Maulika Itihasa (2)

Samiti (समिति) refers to the “five carefulness’s” and is one of the topics treated in the Ācārāṅga (Ācārāṃga), one of the Dvādaśāṅgī (twelve Aṅgas) of Jainism.—In a sequential point of view, Ācārāṃgastands first in Aṃgas. It is called as Prathama Aṃga as it is the vital Ācāra (conduct) of Śruta puruṣa (Monk / Saints). It is said that Ācārāṃga has 2 divisions (Śruta skaṇdhas), 25 chapters (adhyayanas), 85 topics (uddeśanakāla) and 85 sub topics (samuddeśanakālas). Ācārāṃga consists of 18000 verses. Topics include five carefulness’s (samiti).

Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections

Samiti (समिति) refers to the “rule of life”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Good conduct is said by one who is honourable [to be like a tree] whose roots are the five great vows, whose foliage is the [mendicant] rule of life (samiti-prasara) which is faultless in a high degree, bent with the weight of the fruit of restraint [of body, mind and speech]”.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Samiti.—(EI 4), five in number. Note: samiti is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

samiti : (f.) an assembly; a society.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Samiti, (f.) (fr. saṃ+i) assembly D. II, 256; Dh. 321; J. IV, 351; Pv. II, 3¹³ (=sannipāta PvA. 86); DhA. IV, 13. (Page 686)

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Samiti (समिति).—f.

1) Meeting, union, association; स्वधर्मे चानुतिष्ठेत गुणानां समितिहिं सा (svadharme cānutiṣṭheta guṇānāṃ samitihiṃ sā) Bhāgavata 11.25.8.

2) An assembly.

3) Flock, herd; द्युतिं समग्रां समितिर्गवामसौ (dyutiṃ samagrāṃ samitirgavāmasau) Kirātārjunīya 4.32.

4) War, battle; आशंसन्ते समितिषु सुराः (āśaṃsante samitiṣu surāḥ) Ś.2.15 (v. l.); Kirātārjunīya 3.15; समितौ रभसादुपागतः (samitau rabhasādupāgataḥ) Śiśupālavadha 16.13.

5) Likeness, equality.

6) Moderation.

7) (With Jainas) Rule of conduct.

Derivable forms: samitiḥ (समितिः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Sāmītī (सामीती).—[, Divyāvadāna 624.21, see prec.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Samiti (समिति).—f.

(-tiḥ) 1. War, battle. 2. Assembly, company. 3. Association, meeting, union. 4. Sameness, likeness, equality. E. sam with, iṇ to go, aff. ktin .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Samiti (समिति).—[sam-i + ti]i. e. I., f. 1. Meeting, union. 2. Assembly, [Nala] 5, 7; company, 3. Likeness, equality. 4. War, battle. Ii. sam-iti, indecl. A holy verse beginning with sam, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 11, 119.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Samiti (समिति).—[feminine] meeting, assembly, union, league; encounter, battle.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Samiti (समिति):—[=sam-iti] [from sam-i] 1. sam-iti f. (for 2. See below) coming together, meeting, assembling, an assembly, council, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda; Mahābhārata; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] a flock, herd, [Kirātārjunīya]

3) [v.s. ...] association, society (personified as daughter of Prajā-pati), [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

4) [v.s. ...] a league, plot, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda]

5) [v.s. ...] encounter, hostile meeting, war, battle, [Brāhmaṇa; Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa]

6) [v.s. ...] sameness, likeness (cf. 2. sama), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

7) [v.s. ...] (with Jainas) rule of life or conduct (five are enumerated, viz. īryā-, bhāṣā-, eṣaṇā-, ādāna-, and utsarga-s), [Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha]

8) [=sam-iti] 2. sam-iti ind. (for 1. See above) a sacred verse beginning with sam, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Samiti (समिति):—(tiḥ) 2. f. War; assembly; association; likeness.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Samiti (समिति) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Samii.

[Sanskrit to German]

Samiti in German

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Samiti (समिति):—(nf) a committee; -[kakṣa] committee room; -[kārya] committee work.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Samiti (ಸಮಿತಿ):—

1) [noun] an organisation of persons having common interests, purposes, etc.; society; a league; an association.

2) [noun] a number of persons or things gathered closely together; a group; a cluster; an agregation.

3) [noun] a group of experts appointed to study a problem and suggest remedial measures.

4) [noun] (jain.) a religious vow that a monk has to observe.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Search found 40 books and stories containing Samiti, Samīti, Sāmītī, Sam-iti; (plurals include: Samitis, Samītis, Sāmītīs, itis). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Five types of Samitis (carefulness, circumspection) < [Chapter 3 - Jain Philosophy and Practice]

Part 3.4 - Nine Elements (7): Samvara (Stoppage of influx of karma) < [Chapter 3 - Jain Philosophy and Practice]

Three guptis (restraints or preservation) < [Chapter 3 - Jain Philosophy and Practice]

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The five Samitis (voluntary movements of the Jīva) < [Chapter 4 - Comparative Study of Liberation in Jainism and Buddhism]

5.3. Three Stages (1): Saṃvara (Self-restraint) < [Chapter 4 - Comparative Study of Liberation in Jainism and Buddhism]

5.2. Bondage of Soul in Jainism < [Chapter 4 - Comparative Study of Liberation in Jainism and Buddhism]

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Tattva 6: Saṃvara (methods of impeding karma) < [Appendix 1.4: The nine tattvas]

Appendix 1.5: The 108 Qualities of the Pañcaparameṣṭhins < [Appendices]

Part 5: Ṛṣabha’s childhood < [Chapter II]

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