Pāli Dictionary

samatha

samrootathasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

sam3寂静

Literal

平息

Synonyms

sama, vūpasama

meditation

  • 止；奢摩他；令心寂止的修习

  • serenity; calm; tranquillity meditation that stills the mind

  • AN 2.31

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

monastic

  • 灭诤；（僧团诤事的）平息裁断

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

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