Word Meaning 三摩耶
さまや
samaya
三摩耶 is read as さまや (samaya) and means equality, warning, or riddance of hindrances (esp. in esoteric Buddhism as vows of the buddhas and bodhisattvas).
Meaning
English
- equality, warning, or riddance of hindrances (esp. in esoteric Buddhism as vows of the buddhas and bodhisattvas)
- time
- meeting
- coming together
Reading
Kana
さまや
Romaji
samaya
Writing Variants
- 三摩耶 さんまや sammaya
- 三昧耶 さまや samaya
- 三昧耶 さんまいや sammaiya
- 三昧耶 さんまや sammaya
Stroke Sequence
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Related Vocabulary
Max. 12三摩耶戒
さんまやかい
precepts given to an adherent prior to being consecrated as an Acharya (in esoteric Buddhism)