kammaṁ

Stable lemma · Pali

kamma · kamma

Term ID: term:pli:kamma
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1	withheld	kammaṁ	`passage_display_source_missing`	Dhammapada 173 (dhp173:1) Open exact occurrence in Reader Inspect this context	`work:pli:dhp`	Context: withheld Occurrence: pending_source_review · source_pending Passage: pending_source_review Morphology pointer: `morph:pli:dhp:dhp173:1:3` · PTS Pali-English Dictionary (naive suffix-stripper) · provider_pending_audit · public features asserted Exact identities and sources Occurrence `occ:pli:dhp:dhp173:1:3` Passage row `passage:pli:dhp:dhp173:1` Stable passage `dhp173:1` Passage sources `source:pli:bilara-data`	Select
2	withheld	kamma	`passage_display_source_missing`	Dhammapada 217 (dhp217:3) Open exact occurrence in Reader Inspect this context	`work:pli:dhp`	Context: withheld Occurrence: pending_source_review · source_pending Passage: pending_source_review Morphology pointer: `morph:pli:dhp:dhp217:3:1` · PTS Pali-English Dictionary (naive suffix-stripper) · provider_pending_audit · public features asserted Exact identities and sources Occurrence `occ:pli:dhp:dhp217:3:1` Passage row `passage:pli:dhp:dhp217:3` Stable passage `dhp217:3` Passage sources `source:pli:bilara-data`	Select
3	withheld	kammaṁ	`passage_display_source_missing`	Dhammapada 312 (dhp312:1) Open exact occurrence in Reader Inspect this context	`work:pli:dhp`	Context: withheld Occurrence: pending_source_review · source_pending Passage: pending_source_review Morphology pointer: `morph:pli:dhp:dhp312:1:3` · PTS Pali-English Dictionary (naive suffix-stripper) · provider_pending_audit · public features asserted Exact identities and sources Occurrence `occ:pli:dhp:dhp312:1:3` Passage row `passage:pli:dhp:dhp312:1` Stable passage `dhp312:1` Passage sources `source:pli:bilara-data`	Select
4	withheld	kammaṁ	`passage_display_source_missing`	Dhammapada 66 (dhp66:3) Open exact occurrence in Reader Inspect this context	`work:pli:dhp`	Context: withheld Occurrence: pending_source_review · source_pending Passage: pending_source_review Morphology pointer: `morph:pli:dhp:dhp66:3:2` · PTS Pali-English Dictionary (naive suffix-stripper) · provider_pending_audit · public features asserted Exact identities and sources Occurrence `occ:pli:dhp:dhp66:3:2` Passage row `passage:pli:dhp:dhp66:3` Stable passage `dhp66:3` Passage sources `source:pli:bilara-data`	Select
5	withheld	kammaṁ	`passage_display_source_missing`	Dhammapada 67 (dhp67:1) Open exact occurrence in Reader Inspect this context	`work:pli:dhp`	Context: withheld Occurrence: pending_source_review · source_pending Passage: pending_source_review Morphology pointer: `morph:pli:dhp:dhp67:1:2` · PTS Pali-English Dictionary (naive suffix-stripper) · provider_pending_audit · public features asserted Exact identities and sources Occurrence `occ:pli:dhp:dhp67:1:2` Passage row `passage:pli:dhp:dhp67:1` Stable passage `dhp67:1` Passage sources `source:pli:bilara-data`	Select
6	withheld	kammaṁ	`passage_display_source_missing`	Dhammapada 68 (dhp68:1) Open exact occurrence in Reader Inspect this context	`work:pli:dhp`	Context: withheld Occurrence: pending_source_review · source_pending Passage: pending_source_review Morphology pointer: `morph:pli:dhp:dhp68:1:1` · PTS Pali-English Dictionary (naive suffix-stripper) · provider_pending_audit · public features asserted Exact identities and sources Occurrence `occ:pli:dhp:dhp68:1:1` Passage row `passage:pli:dhp:dhp68:1` Stable passage `dhp68:1` Passage sources `source:pli:bilara-data`	Select
7	withheld	kammaṁ	`passage_display_source_missing`	Dhammapada 71 (dhp71:1) Open exact occurrence in Reader Inspect this context	`work:pli:dhp`	Context: withheld Occurrence: pending_source_review · source_pending Passage: pending_source_review Morphology pointer: `morph:pli:dhp:dhp71:1:4` · PTS Pali-English Dictionary (naive suffix-stripper) · provider_pending_audit · public features asserted Exact identities and sources Occurrence `occ:pli:dhp:dhp71:1:4` Passage row `passage:pli:dhp:dhp71:1` Stable passage `dhp71:1` Passage sources `source:pli:bilara-data`	Select
8	withheld	kamma	`passage_display_source_missing`	Dhammapada 96 (dhp96:2) Open exact occurrence in Reader Inspect this context	`work:pli:dhp`	Context: withheld Occurrence: pending_source_review · source_pending Passage: pending_source_review Morphology pointer: `morph:pli:dhp:dhp96:2:3` · PTS Pali-English Dictionary (naive suffix-stripper) · provider_pending_audit · public features asserted Exact identities and sources Occurrence `occ:pli:dhp:dhp96:2:3` Passage row `passage:pli:dhp:dhp96:2` Stable passage `dhp96:2` Passage sources `source:pli:bilara-data`	Select
9	withheld	kammaṁ	`passage_display_source_missing`	Sutta Nipata 1.7 (snp1.7:15.1) Open exact occurrence in Reader Inspect this context	`work:pli:snp`	Context: withheld Occurrence: pending_source_review · source_pending Passage: pending_source_review Morphology pointer: `morph:pli:snp:snp1.7:15.1:3` · PTS Pali-English Dictionary (naive suffix-stripper) · provider_pending_audit · public features asserted Exact identities and sources Occurrence `occ:pli:snp:snp1.7:15.1:3` Passage row `passage:pli:snp:snp1.7:15.1` Stable passage `snp1.7:15.1` Passage sources `source:pli:bilara-data`	Select
10	withheld	kamma	`passage_display_source_missing`	Sutta Nipata 2.1 (snp2.1:12.1) Open exact occurrence in Reader Inspect this context	`work:pli:snp`	Context: withheld Occurrence: pending_source_review · source_pending Passage: pending_source_review Morphology pointer: `morph:pli:snp:snp2.1:12.1:2` · PTS Pali-English Dictionary (naive suffix-stripper) · provider_pending_audit · public features asserted Exact identities and sources Occurrence `occ:pli:snp:snp2.1:12.1:2` Passage row `passage:pli:snp:snp2.1:12.1` Stable passage `snp2.1:12.1` Passage sources `source:pli:bilara-data`	Select
11	withheld	kammaṁ	`passage_display_source_missing`	Sutta Nipata 3.10 (snp3.10:18.1) Open exact occurrence in Reader Inspect this context	`work:pli:snp`	Context: withheld Occurrence: pending_source_review · source_pending Passage: pending_source_review Morphology pointer: `morph:pli:snp:snp3.10:18.1:4` · PTS Pali-English Dictionary (naive suffix-stripper) · provider_pending_audit · public features asserted Exact identities and sources Occurrence `occ:pli:snp:snp3.10:18.1:4` Passage row `passage:pli:snp:snp3.10:18.1` Stable passage `snp3.10:18.1` Passage sources `source:pli:bilara-data`	Select
12	withheld	kammaṁ	`passage_display_source_missing`	Sutta Nipata 3.6 (snp3.6:40.1) Open exact occurrence in Reader Inspect this context	`work:pli:snp`	Context: withheld Occurrence: pending_source_review · source_pending Passage: pending_source_review Morphology pointer: `morph:pli:snp:snp3.6:40.1:2` · PTS Pali-English Dictionary (naive suffix-stripper) · provider_pending_audit · public features asserted Exact identities and sources Occurrence `occ:pli:snp:snp3.6:40.1:2` Passage row `passage:pli:snp:snp3.6:40.1` Stable passage `snp3.6:40.1` Passage sources `source:pli:bilara-data`	Select
13	withheld	Kammaṁ	`passage_display_source_missing`	Sutta Nipata 3.9 (snp3.9:65.2) Open exact occurrence in Reader Inspect this context	`work:pli:snp`	Context: withheld Occurrence: pending_source_review · source_pending Passage: pending_source_review Morphology pointer: `morph:pli:snp:snp3.9:65.2:0` · PTS Pali-English Dictionary (naive suffix-stripper) · provider_pending_audit · public features asserted Exact identities and sources Occurrence `occ:pli:snp:snp3.9:65.2:0` Passage row `passage:pli:snp:snp3.9:65.2` Stable passage `snp3.9:65.2` Passage sources `source:pli:bilara-data`	Select
14	withheld	kamma	`passage_display_source_missing`	Sutta Nipata 4.13 (snp4.13:5.2) Open exact occurrence in Reader Inspect this context	`work:pli:snp`	Context: withheld Occurrence: pending_source_review · source_pending Passage: pending_source_review Morphology pointer: `morph:pli:snp:snp4.13:5.2:1` · PTS Pali-English Dictionary (naive suffix-stripper) · provider_pending_audit · public features asserted Exact identities and sources Occurrence `occ:pli:snp:snp4.13:5.2:1` Passage row `passage:pli:snp:snp4.13:5.2` Stable passage `snp4.13:5.2` Passage sources `source:pli:bilara-data`	Select
15	withheld	Kammaṁ	`passage_display_source_missing`	Udana 3.10 (ud3.10:10.1) Open exact occurrence in Reader Inspect this context	`work:pli:ud`	Context: withheld Occurrence: pending_source_review · source_pending Passage: pending_source_review Morphology pointer: `morph:pli:ud:ud3.10:10.1:0` · PTS Pali-English Dictionary (naive suffix-stripper) · provider_pending_audit · public features asserted Exact identities and sources Occurrence `occ:pli:ud:ud3.10:10.1:0` Passage row `passage:pli:ud:ud3.10:10.1` Stable passage `ud3.10:10.1` Passage sources `source:pli:bilara-data`	Select
16	withheld	kammaṁ	`passage_display_source_missing`	Udana 4.8 (ud4.8:6.1) Open exact occurrence in Reader Inspect this context	`work:pli:ud`	Context: withheld Occurrence: pending_source_review · source_pending Passage: pending_source_review Morphology pointer: `morph:pli:ud:ud4.8:6.1:3` · PTS Pali-English Dictionary (naive suffix-stripper) · provider_pending_audit · public features asserted Exact identities and sources Occurrence `occ:pli:ud:ud4.8:6.1:3` Passage row `passage:pli:ud:ud4.8:6.1` Stable passage `ud4.8:6.1` Passage sources `source:pli:bilara-data`	Select
17	withheld	kammaṁ	`passage_display_source_missing`	Udana 5.4 (ud5.4:4.3) Open exact occurrence in Reader Inspect this context	`work:pli:ud`	Context: withheld Occurrence: pending_source_review · source_pending Passage: pending_source_review Morphology pointer: `morph:pli:ud:ud5.4:4.3:2` · PTS Pali-English Dictionary (naive suffix-stripper) · provider_pending_audit · public features asserted Exact identities and sources Occurrence `occ:pli:ud:ud5.4:4.3:2` Passage row `passage:pli:ud:ud5.4:4.3` Stable passage `ud5.4:4.3` Passage sources `source:pli:bilara-data`	Select
18	withheld	kammaṁ	`passage_display_source_missing`	Udana 5.4 (ud5.4:5.1) Open exact occurrence in Reader Inspect this context	`work:pli:ud`	Context: withheld Occurrence: pending_source_review · source_pending Passage: pending_source_review Morphology pointer: `morph:pli:ud:ud5.4:5.1:3` · PTS Pali-English Dictionary (naive suffix-stripper) · provider_pending_audit · public features asserted Exact identities and sources Occurrence `occ:pli:ud:ud5.4:5.1:3` Passage row `passage:pli:ud:ud5.4:5.1` Stable passage `ud5.4:5.1` Passage sources `source:pli:bilara-data`	Select
19	withheld	kammaṁ	`passage_display_source_missing`	Udana 8.5 (ud8.5:21.1) Open exact occurrence in Reader Inspect this context	`work:pli:ud`	Context: withheld Occurrence: pending_source_review · source_pending Passage: pending_source_review Morphology pointer: `morph:pli:ud:ud8.5:21.1:4` · PTS Pali-English Dictionary (naive suffix-stripper) · provider_pending_audit · public features asserted Exact identities and sources Occurrence `occ:pli:ud:ud8.5:21.1:4` Passage row `passage:pli:ud:ud8.5:21.1` Stable passage `ud8.5:21.1` Passage sources `source:pli:bilara-data`	Select
20	withheld	kammaṁ	`passage_display_source_missing`	Udana 8.5 (ud8.5:21.1) Open exact occurrence in Reader Inspect this context	`work:pli:ud`	Context: withheld Occurrence: pending_source_review · source_pending Passage: pending_source_review Morphology pointer: `morph:pli:ud:ud8.5:21.1:10` · PTS Pali-English Dictionary (naive suffix-stripper) · provider_pending_audit · public features asserted Exact identities and sources Occurrence `occ:pli:ud:ud8.5:21.1:10` Passage row `passage:pli:ud:ud8.5:21.1` Stable passage `ud8.5:21.1` Passage sources `source:pli:bilara-data`	Select
21	withheld	kammaṁ	`passage_display_source_missing`	Udana 8.5 (ud8.5:21.1) Open exact occurrence in Reader Inspect this context	`work:pli:ud`	Context: withheld Occurrence: pending_source_review · source_pending Passage: pending_source_review Morphology pointer: `morph:pli:ud:ud8.5:21.1:16` · PTS Pali-English Dictionary (naive suffix-stripper) · provider_pending_audit · public features asserted Exact identities and sources Occurrence `occ:pli:ud:ud8.5:21.1:16` Passage row `passage:pli:ud:ud8.5:21.1` Stable passage `ud8.5:21.1` Passage sources `source:pli:bilara-data`	Select
22	withheld	kammaṁ	`passage_display_source_missing`	Udana 8.5 (ud8.5:21.1) Open exact occurrence in Reader Inspect this context	`work:pli:ud`	Context: withheld Occurrence: pending_source_review · source_pending Passage: pending_source_review Morphology pointer: `morph:pli:ud:ud8.5:21.1:22` · PTS Pali-English Dictionary (naive suffix-stripper) · provider_pending_audit · public features asserted Exact identities and sources Occurrence `occ:pli:ud:ud8.5:21.1:22` Passage row `passage:pli:ud:ud8.5:21.1` Stable passage `ud8.5:21.1` Passage sources `source:pli:bilara-data`	Select
23	withheld	kammaṁ	`passage_display_source_missing`	Udana 8.5 (ud8.5:21.1) Open exact occurrence in Reader Inspect this context	`work:pli:ud`	Context: withheld Occurrence: pending_source_review · source_pending Passage: pending_source_review Morphology pointer: `morph:pli:ud:ud8.5:21.1:28` · PTS Pali-English Dictionary (naive suffix-stripper) · provider_pending_audit · public features asserted Exact identities and sources Occurrence `occ:pli:ud:ud8.5:21.1:28` Passage row `passage:pli:ud:ud8.5:21.1` Stable passage `ud8.5:21.1` Passage sources `source:pli:bilara-data`	Select
24	withheld	kammaṁ	`passage_display_source_missing`	Udana 8.5 (ud8.5:21.1) Open exact occurrence in Reader Inspect this context	`work:pli:ud`	Context: withheld Occurrence: pending_source_review · source_pending Passage: pending_source_review Morphology pointer: `morph:pli:ud:ud8.5:21.1:34` · PTS Pali-English Dictionary (naive suffix-stripper) · provider_pending_audit · public features asserted Exact identities and sources Occurrence `occ:pli:ud:ud8.5:21.1:34` Passage row `passage:pli:ud:ud8.5:21.1` Stable passage `ud8.5:21.1` Passage sources `source:pli:bilara-data`	Select
25	withheld	kammaṁ	`passage_display_source_missing`	Itivuttaka 30 (iti30:4.1) Open exact occurrence in Reader Inspect this context	`work:pli:iti`	Context: withheld Occurrence: pending_source_review · source_pending Passage: pending_source_review Morphology pointer: `morph:pli:iti:iti30:4.1:2` · PTS Pali-English Dictionary (naive suffix-stripper) · provider_pending_audit · public features asserted Exact identities and sources Occurrence `occ:pli:iti:iti30:4.1:2` Passage row `passage:pli:iti:iti30:4.1` Stable passage `iti30:4.1` Passage sources `source:pli:bilara-data`	Select

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1 Kamma Kamma
PTS Pali-English Dictionary (Rhys Davids & Stede, 1921-25)

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neuter the doing, deed, work orig. meaning (see karoti ) either building (cp. Lit kùrti, Opr. kūra to build) or weaving, plaiting (still in mālākamma and latā˚ “the intertwining of garlands and creepers”; also in kamma-kara possibly orig employed in weaving, i.e. serving); cp. Lat. texo, to weave =

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neuter the doing, deed, work orig. meaning (see karoti ) either building (cp. Lit kùrti, Opr. kūra to build) or weaving, plaiting (still in mālākamma and latā˚ “the intertwining of garlands and creepers”; also in kamma-kara possibly orig employed in weaving, i.e. serving); cp. Lat. texo, to weave = Sk. takṣan builder, artisan, & Ger. wirken orig. weben. Grammatically karman has in Pāli almost altogether passed into the -a decl., the consonant forms for instr. & abl. kammā and kammanā gen. dat kammuno, are rare. The nom. pl. is both kammā and kammāni. I. Crude meaning (lit.) Acting in a special sense i.e. office, occupation , doing, action, profession. Two kinds are given at Vin.iv.6 , viz. low (hīna) & high (ukkaṭṭha) professions. To the former belong the kammāni of a koṭṭhaka and a pupphacchaḍḍaka, to the latter belong vāṇijjā and gorakkhā ■ Kamma as a profession or business is regarded as a hindrance to the religious life, & is counted among the ten obstacles (see palibodha ). In this sense it is at Vism.94 expl d by navakamma (see below 2a) ■ kassa˚ ; ploughing, occupation of a ploughman Vism.284 ; kumbhakāra˚ ; profession of a potter Ja.vi.372 ; tunna˚ ; weaving Vism.122 ; Pv-a.161 . purohita˚ ; office of a high-priest (= abstr n. porohiccaṃ) Snp-a.466 ; vāṇija˚ ; trade Sāsv. 40 ■ kammanā by profession Snp.650 , Snp.651 ; kammāni (pl.) occupations Snp.263 = Kp.v.6 (anavajjāni k. = anākulā kammantā Snp.262 ). paresaṃ k˚ṃ katvā doing other people’s work = being a servant Vv-a.299 ; sa˚ pasutā bent upon their own occupations DN.i.135 , cp. attano k˚-kubbānaṃ Dhp.217 . kamma-karaṇa-sālā work-room (here: weaving shed) Pv-a.120 . Acting in general, action , deed, doing (nearly always-˚) (active) act, deed, job, often to be rendered by the special verb befitting the special action like cīvara˚ ; mending the cloak Vv-a.250 ; uposatha˚ observing the Sabbath Vb.422 ; nava˚ ; making new renovating, repairing, patching Vin.ii.119 , Vin.ii.159 (˚karoti to make repairs); Ja.i.92 : Vism.94 , adj. navakammika one occupied with repairs Vin.ii.15 ; SN.i.179 ; patthita˚ the desired action (i.e. sexual intercourse) Dhp-a.ii.49 kammaṃ karoti to be active or in working, to act nāgo pādehi k.k. the elephant works with his feet MN.i.414 ; kata˚ ; the job done by the thieves Dhp-a.ii.38 (corehi), as adj. kata˚ cora (& akata ˚cora) a thief who has finished his deed (& one who has not) Vism.180 also in special sense: occasion for action or work, i. e; necessity , purpose: ukkāya kammaṃ n’atthi, the torch does not work, is no good Vism.428 . (passive) the act of being done (-˚), anything done (in its result) work , often as collect. abstr. (to be trsl d .

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