Kshanti or khanti (Pāli) is patience, forbearance and forgiveness. It is one of the practices of perfection of both Theravāda and Mahāyāna Buddhism.
It is the practice of exercising patience toward behavior or situations that might not necessarily deserve it and is seen as a conscious choice to actively give patience as if a gift, rather than being in a state of oppression in which one feels obligated to act in such a way.