Nekkhamma
Nekkhamma,(nt.) [formally a derivation fr.nikkhamma (ger.of nikkhamati)=Sk.*naiṣkramya,as shown also by its semantic affinity to nikkhanta,in which the metaphorical sense has entirely superseded the literal one.On the other hand,it may be a bastard derivation fr.nikkāma=Sk.*naiṣkāmya,although the adj.nikkāma does not show the prevailing meaning & the wide range of nikkhanta,moreover formally we should expect nekkamma.In any case the connection with kāma is pre-eminently felt in the connotation of n.,as shown by var.passages where a play of word exists between n.& kāma (cp.kāmānaṁ nissaraṇaṁ yad idaṁ nekkhammaṁ It.61,cp.Vin.I,104; A.III,245; also M.I,115).The use of the similar term abhinikkhamana further warrants its derivation fr.nikkhamati] giving up the world & leading a holy life,renunciation of,or emancipation from worldliness,freedom from lust,craving & desires,dispassionateness,self-abnegation,Nibbāna Vin.I,18 (°e ānisaṁsa); D.I,110 (id.),III,239,275,283; M.III,129; A.I,147 (=khema,i.e.nibbāna); III,245; IV,186 (ānisaṁsa),439 sq.; Sn.424 (°ṁ daṭṭhu khemato); Dh.181; Ps.I,107 sq.; II,169 sq.; Nd2 370; Vism.116,325; J.I,19; 137; Vv 8442 (=nibbāna VvA.348); Nett 53,87,106 sq.; Miln.285 (°ṁ abhinikkhanta); DhA.III,227; ThA.266.
--âdhimutta bent on self-abnegation (enumd with 5 other ideals of Arahantship:paviveka,avyāpajjha,upādānakkhaya,taṇhakkhaya,asammoha) Vin.I,183; A.III,376; --âbhirata fond of renunciation A.IV,224; V,175; Ps.II,173; --dhātu the sphere or element of dispassionateness S.II,152; Vbh.86; Nett 97; Vism.487.--ninna merging into or bent on a holy life S.III,233; --vitakka a thought of self-abnegation S.II,152; A.I,275; II,252; It.82; --saṅkappa=prec.S.II,152; A.III,146; Vbh.104,235; --sita based or bent on a holy life (opp.geha° q.v.) S.IV,232; --sukha the joy or happiness of Arahantship M.III,110; A.I,80; Dh.267,272; DhA.III,400.(Page 377)