Kamavacara, Kama-avacara, Kamavacara-avacara, Kamavacaravacara, K膩m膩vacar膩vacara: 9 definitions
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Alternative spellings of this word include Kamavachara.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
: Journey to Nibbana: Patthana DhamaKamavacara means frequently arising in kama bhumi or sensual sphere.
- Kama means sensual things that are related to 5 sense doors.
- Avacara means arising frequently.
See Kamavacara Cittas
: Pali Kanon: Manual of Buddhist Terms and Doctrines'sensuous sphere'; s. avacara.
: Dhamma Study: Cetasikassensuous plane; sense-sphere;
Therav膩da is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
India history and geography
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryK膩m-膩vacara.鈥�(IA 10), Buddhist; belonging to the domain of sensual pleasure. Note: 办腻尘-腻惫补肠补谤补 is defined in the 鈥淚ndian epigraphical glossary鈥� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary碍腻尘腻惫补肠补谤补 (啶曕ぞ啶ぞ啶掂啶�).鈥�m. (rarely f., see below; = Pali id.; compare -av脿cara), dwelling in the 办腻尘补-dh膩tu or the realm of desire, epithet of a group (regularly six; 峁峁�-k膩m膩vacar膩 dev膩岣� 顿丑补谤尘补蝉补峁僩谤补丑补 127; Lalitavistara 290.2) of classes of gods (for list see s.v. deva): Lalitavistara 30.5; 59.17 (they are 办腻尘补dh膩tu-stha 59.11); 83.6 (read 掳cara-deve掳); 99.8; 273.16; 290.2; 300.3; 302.5 (here a list of some of their 鈥榦verlords鈥�); 369.12; 413.5; 顿颈惫测腻惫补诲腻苍补 140.18; 203.11; 327.29; 惭补丑腻惫补蝉迟耻 i.159.6; 209.6 = ii.11.13; i.265.18; ii.2.8; iii.223.8; 惭补丑腻惫测耻迟辫补迟迟颈 6895; 厂耻惫补谤峁嘺产丑腻蝉辞迟迟补尘补蝉奴迟谤补 10.3; (膧谤测补-)惭补帽箩耻艣谤墨尘奴濒补办补濒辫补 [Page177-b+ 71] 69.8; 骋补峁囜笉补惫测奴丑补 121.22; 叠辞诲丑颈蝉补迟迟惫补产丑奴尘颈 295.23; Karmavibha峁単a (and Karmavibha峁単opade艣a) 30.13; 掳vacar膩 apsaraso Lalitavistara 353.9; seemingly used in a broader sense (as also in Pali) to refer to any beings 鈥榮ubject to desires鈥� 惭补丑腻惫测耻迟辫补迟迟颈 2154.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 碍腻尘腻惫补肠补谤补 (啶曕ぞ啶ぞ啶掂啶�):鈥擺from 办腻尘补] m. [plural] the spheres or worlds of desire (six in number, also called devaloka, q.v.), [Buddhist literature]
2) [v.s. ...] the gods or inhabitants of the worlds of desire (1. 肠腻迟耻谤尘补丑腻谤腻箩补-办腻测颈办腻蝉; 2. 迟谤腻测补蝉迟谤颈峁兣浤乻; 3. 迟耻峁迟腻蝉; 4. 测腻尘腻蝉; 5. 苍颈谤尘腻峁嘺-谤补迟补测补蝉; 6. 辫补谤补苍颈谤尘颈迟补惫补艣补-惫补谤迟颈苍补蝉), [ib.]
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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Pali-English dictionary
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary碍腻尘腻惫补肠补谤补 refers to: 鈥渉aving its province in 办腻尘补, 鈥� belonging to the realm of sensuous pleasures. This term applies to the eleven grades of beings who are still under the influence of sensual desires and pleasures, as well as to all thoughts and conditions arising in this sphere of sensuous experience D. I, 34 (of the soul, explained DA. 120: cha k掳-devapariy膩panna); J. I, 47; Dhs. 1, 431; Ps. 1, 84, 85, 101; Vbh. 324; Vism. 88, 372, 452 (r奴pa掳, ar奴pa掳, lokuttara), 493 (of indriyas), 574; PvA. 138.鈥攌amma an action causing rebirth in the six 办腻尘补-worlds Dhs. 414, 418, 431;鈥攄evat膩 PvA. 138 (+brahm膩devat膩) and 鈥攄ev膩 the gods of the pleasure-heavens J. I, 47; V, 5; VI, 99; Vism. 392; or of the k膩m芒vacara-devaloka J. VI, 586, 鈥攂h奴mi and 鈥攍oka the plane or world of 办腻尘补 Ps. I, 83; J. VI, 99; see also avacara;
Note: 办腻尘腻惫补肠补谤补 is a Pali compound consisting of the words 办腻尘补 and avacara.
Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav膩da Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha鈥檚 speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
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Partial matches: Avacara, Kam, Kama, Kamavacara, Na.
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A Manual of Abhidhamma (by N膩rada Thera)
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Abhidhamma in Daily Life (by Nina Van Gorkom)
Chapter 19 - The Sobhana Cittas In Our Life
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