नेक्खम्म
Nekkhamma
Renunciation / Giving up sensual pleasures
出離
Grammar 語法
neuter noun (a-stem): nir + kāma (without sensual desire)
Definition 釋義
The third pāramitā — the quality of renouncing or relinquishing sensual pleasures and worldly attachments. Nekkhamma is not repression or hatred of the world but the wise recognition that sensual pleasures are impermanent, bring suffering, and bind the mind. It is also the content of the first right intention (nekkhamma-saṅkappa) in Sammā Saṅkappa. The highest expression of nekkhamma is the monastic life; for laypeople it includes periods of celibacy, fasting, and Dhamma retreat.
Canonical Example 典籍例句
Nekkhammaṃ dassayitvā, kāmesu ādīnavaṃ.
Having shown renunciation, [and] the danger in sensual pleasures.
Source: DN 2 (standard anupubbikathā formula)
At a Glance
- Pali
- Nekkhamma
- IAST
- Naiṣkramya
- Devanagari
- नेक्खम्म
- Chinese
- 出離
- Difficulty
- intermediate
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