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

  1. equality, warning, or riddance of hindrances (esp. in esoteric Buddhism as vows of the buddhas and bodhisattvas)
  2. time
  3. meeting
  4. 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

3 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 準1級 Rank 143705 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

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三昧耶形

さんまやぎょう

object or shape that symbolizes the vow of a buddha or bodhisattva to save all life

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)

三昧耶曼荼羅

さんまやまんだら

samya mandala (in Shingon)

三昧

さんまい

samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)

一行三昧

いちぎょうざんまい

complete concentration on one subject (usu. prayer)

自由三昧

じゆうざんまい

free

放蕩三昧

ほうとうざんまい

being absorbed in self-indulgent pleasures

悪行三昧

あくぎょうざんまい

committing every evil

読書三昧

どくしょざんまい

being absorbed in reading

風流三昧

ふうりゅうざんまい

taking delight in elegant pursuits

念仏三昧

ねんぶつざんまい

being deep in prayer

遊蕩三昧

ゆうとうざんまい

being absorbed in self-indulgent pleasures