Word Meaning 三昧耶
さんまや
sammaya
三昧耶 is read as さんまや (sammaya) 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
さんまや
Romaji
sammaya
Writing Variants
- 三摩耶 さまや samaya
- 三摩耶 さんまや sammaya
- 三昧耶 さまや samaya
- 三昧耶 さんまいや sammaiya
Stroke Sequence
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Related Vocabulary
Max. 12三昧耶戒
さんまやかい
precepts given to an adherent prior to being consecrated as an Acharya (in esoteric Buddhism)