Samatha, Shamatha, Śamatha, Śamaṭha: 17 definitions
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Samatha has 17 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit terms Śamatha and Śamaṭha can be transliterated into English as Samatha or Shamatha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchŚamaṭha (शमठ):—m. [UJJVAL.] zu [Uṇādisūtra 1, 102.] Nomen proprium eines Brahmanen [Mahābhārata 3, 8527. fg.]
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Śamatha (शमथ):—(von 2. śam) m.
1) Gemüthsruhe, Seelenruhe [UJJVAL.] zu [Uṇādisūtra 3, 114.] [Amarakoṣa 3, 3, 3.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 304.] [Anekārthasaṃgraha 3, 322.] [Medinīkoṣa th. 24.] [WASSILJEW 141. 172. 254. 319.] —
2) Minister [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa]
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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Starts with (+22): Camatakkini, Camatalai, Camatalam, Camatan, Camatanakkoti, Camatanalankanam, Camatanam, Camatananitivan, Camatanattinavi, Camatani, Camataricanam, Camatarici, Camatatu, Camatatukkappal, Camattam, Camattan, Camattanam, Camattar, Samatai, Samatanam.
Ends with: Adhikaranasamatha, Cetosamatha, Cittasamatha, Iracamata, Palasinsamatha.
Full-text (+101): Nimitta, Vipashyana, Bhavana, Samatha Vipassana, Serenity S, Avikkhepa, Anussati Kammatthana, Aruppa Kammatthana, Catudhatuvavatthana, Shamathavipashyanaviharin, Vidarshana, Yuganaddha, Aharepatikulasanna, Camattam, Shamathasambhara, Asubha Kammatthana, Kasina Kammatthana, Samatha Bhavana, Alambana, Uddhacca Sutta.
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Vinaya (1): The Patimokkha (by T. W. Rhys Davids)
The Great Chariot (by Longchenpa)
Part 1b.1h - How the four formless skandhas of name depend on the continuum of mind < [B. The extensive explanation of the nature of karma]
Part 2b.9 - Summarizing the meaning of the eight means of resting < [B. The gradation of powers of those who meditate into high, middle, and low]
Part 2b.1 - The main means of practice, shamatha and vipashyana < [B. The teaching of the three factors of immovable samadhis]
Dhammapada (Illustrated) (by Ven. Weagoda Sarada Maha Thero)
Verse 94 - The Story of Venerable Mahākaccāyana < [Chapter 7 - Arahanta Vagga (The Saints)]
Verse 384 - The Story of Thirty Monks < [Chapter 26 - Brāhmaṇa Vagga (The Brāhmaṇa)]
Verse 282 - The Story of Venerable Poṭhila < [Chapter 20 - Magga Vagga (The Path)]
Buddhist Meditation (by Samdhong Rinpoche)
Vipassana Meditation Course (by Chanmyay Sayadaw)
Part 1 - Samatha And Vipassana Meditation < [Chapter 1 - Preliminary Stage]
Part 3 - Four Protective Meditations < [Chapter 1 - Preliminary Stage]
Mental Development in Daily Life (by Nina van Gorkom)