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'''''Kshama''''' ({{lang-sa|[[wikt:क्षमा|क्षमा]]}}, ''{{IAST|kṣamā}}'') is a [[Sanskrit]] word that relates to the acts of patience, releasing time and functioning in the now. [[A. A. Macdonnell|Macdonell]] defines it as: "patience, forbearance, indulgence (towards...)".<ref>See Macdonnell's [https://dsalsrv04.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/new_chuck/macdonell_query.py?qs=%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE&searchhws=yes dictionary]</ref> Kshama also indicates extreme patience and a capacity to forgive and forget.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sssbpt.info/summershowers/ss2000/ss2000-12.pdf}}</ref><br />
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The concept of Kshama forms one of the Ten Traditional [[Yamas]], or restraints, that are codified in numerous scriptures including the [[Shandilya Upanishad|Shandilya]] and [[Varaha Upanishad]]s and the [[Hatha Yoga Pradipika]] by [[Gorakshanath]]a.<br />
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It is sometimes used as a female given name.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Forgiveness#Hinduism|Forgiveness (Hinduism)]]<br />
* [[Samatva|Shama (Equanimity)]]<br />
* [[Temperance (virtue)#Hinduism|Dama (Temperance)]]<br />
* [[Dhyana in Hinduism|Dhyana (Serenity)]]<br />
* [[Ānanda (Hindu philosophy)|Ānanda (Happiness)]]<br />
* [[Titiksha|Titiksha (Forbearance)]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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