Pāli Dictionary

saṃyama

saṃprefixyamrootasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

yam1調御；精勤；止息

Synonyms

damas, dama

ethics

  • 攝護；自制；節制（對……的）

  • restraint; self-control; abstinence (from something)

  • Kp 5

    āratī viratī pāpā, majjapānā ca saṃyamo, appamādo ca dhammesu, etaṃ maṅgalam'uttamaṃ.

  • AN 3.51

    yo'dha kāyena saṃyamo, vācāya uda cetasā, taṃ tassa petassa sukhāya hoti, yaṃ jīvamāno pakaroti puññan'ti.

  • 對（有情）之克制；不害

  • restraint, harmlessness (towards living beings); non-violence

  • SN 1.33

    sādhu kho, mārisa, dānaṃ, appakasmim'pi sāhu dānaṃ. saddhāya'pi sāhu dānaṃ, dhammaladdhass'āpi sāhu dānaṃ. viceyya dānam'pi sāhu dānaṃ, api ca pāṇesu'pi sādhu saṃyamo.

  • MN 60

    dānena damena saṃyamena saccavajjena atthi puññaṃ, atthi puññassa āgamo'ti.

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