Pāli Dictionary

samatha

samrootathasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

sam3शांत रहना

Literal

calming

Synonyms

sama, vūpasama

meditation

  • शमथ; चित्त को शान्त करने वाली साधना

  • serenity; calm; tranquillity meditation that stills the mind

  • AN 2.31

    dve me bhikkhave dhammā vijjābhāgiyā... samatho ca vipassanā ca

monastic

  • अधिकरण-शमथ; संघ-विवादों का समाधान

  • settlement (of a legal issue); adjudication; the settling of disputes in the Saṅgha

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