Dear Johnny,

It is actually "khamatu," "bear with me, forgive me, allow me," here it is a
polite formality. In the monastic formal acts, it is a request for
forgiveness regarding any minor faults.

With metta,

Piya Tan

On 1/5/07, johnny pruitt <mahasacham@...> wrote:
>
> Dear Piya Tan
> At the end of your post you wrote "Kamatu me Bhante" what does this mean.
> Is Kamatu the imperative of kamati? Also thanks both to you and Bhante
> Jothiko for your clarifications.
> Mettacitena johnny
>
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