Shanti or Shanthi may refer to:

In Sanskrit

Inner peace Inner peace (also known as peace of mind) refers to a deliberate state of psychological or spiritual calm maintained despite the presence of stressors. It is associated with a state of psychological "homeostasis" and the opposite of being stress ...

, a state of being mentally and spiritually at peace, with enough knowledge and understanding to keep oneself strong in the face of discord or stress *

Kshanti Kṣānti (Sanskrit) or (Pāli) is patience, forbearance and forgiveness. It is one of the pāramitās in both Theravāda and Mahāyāna Buddhism. The term can be translated as "patience," "steadfastness," or "endurance," and encompasses mean ...

, one of the paramitas of Buddhism * Shanti Mantras or "Peace Mantras", Hindu prayers or sacred utterances believed by practitioners to have religious, magical or spiritual powers *

Shanti Parva The Shanti Parva (; IAST: ''Śānti parva)'' ("Book of Peace") is the twelfth of the eighteen ''parvas'' (books) of the Indian epic ''Mahabharata''. It traditionally has three parts and 365 chapters.Ganguli, K.M. (1883–1896)Shanti Parva in ''The ...

, a book of the ''Mahabharata''

People

* Shanthi (actress), Indian actress * Shanthi (choreographer), Indian choreographer and actress * Shanti Devi (1926–1987), Indian woman at the center of a case of supposed reincarnation * Shanti Devi (Uttar Pradesh politician) (born 1937), Indian politician * Shanti Roney (born 1970), Swedish actor * Shanti Snyder (born 1981), Japanese/English lyricist, singer, songwriter, and music TV host * Oliver Shanti (born 1948), New Age musician * Shanti Wintergate, musician/writer * Shanthi Krishna (born 1960), Tamil and Malayalam movie actress * Shanthi Lekha or Rita Irene Quyn (1929–2009), Sri Lankan actress * Santhi Soundarajan or Santhi Soundararajan (born 1981), Indian athlete * Princess Shanti Singh of Nepal (1940–2001), princess of Nepal and queen of Bajhang * Chaikra Shanti Maximus, Belgian fashion model * Shanti Pereira, Singaporean sprinter * Shantipriya, Indian actress

Characters

* A protagonist of Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's 1882 novel '' Anandamath'' * A character in the 2003 Disney cartoon '' The Jungle Book 2'' * A character in the 1990 film ''Agneepath'' * Shanti Priya, a character in the 2007 Indian film ''

Om Shanti Om ''Om Shanti Om'' (transl. literally to ''Peace Be With You'') is a 2007 Hindi-language romantic fantasy film written and directed by Farah Khan, co-written by Mayur Puri and Mushtaq Shiekh, and produced by Gauri Khan under Red Chillies E ...

Film and television

* ''Shanti'' (TV series), a 1994 Indian television series * '' Shanti Shanti Shanti'', a 1998 Indian Kannada-language film * ''Shanti'' (film), a 2004 Indian film starring Bhavana * ''Santhi'' (1965 film), a 1965 Indian film * An important term in the 2006 film '' Children of Men''

Music

* Shanti (band), an Indian-American group of the early 1970s * ''Shanti'' (Hitomi Shimatani album), 2002 * ''Shanti'' (Aiko Kitahara album), 2007 *”Shanti” a song by Don Cherry from the 1977 album Hear & Now * "Om Shanti" a song by Alice Coltrane from the 1987 album '' Divine Songs'' * "Shanti", a song by Banco de Gaia from the 1994 album ''

Maya Maya may refer to: Ethnic groups * Maya peoples, of southern Mexico and northern Central America ** Maya civilization, the historical civilization of the Maya peoples ** Mayan languages, the languages of the Maya peoples * Maya (East Africa), a p ...

'' * "Shanti", a song by Béla Fleck and the Flecktones from the 1998 album '' Left of Cool'' * "Shanti / Ashtangi", a 1998 song by Madonna from the album '' Ray of Light'' * "Shanti" (song), a 2002 single by Hitomi Shimatani * "Shanti", a song by Ferry Corsten from the 2008 album '' Twice in a Blue Moon'' * "Shanti Shanti Shanti", a song by Babymetal from the 2019 album ''

Metal Galaxy ''Metal Galaxy'' is the third studio album by Japanese Heavy metal music, heavy metal band Babymetal. It was first released in Japan on October 8, 2019, with an international release following on October 11, 2019. The album was released through BM ...

'' * "Shanti", a song by Lexie Liu from the 2022 album '' The Happy Star''

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