PARAMITA

Meaning of PARAMITA in English

/pah rum"i teuh/ , n. Buddhism.

any of the practices prescribed for one aspiring to nirvana.

[ paramita perfection ]

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PARAMITA — These are the six virtues, or "perfections," that the bodhisattva perfects during his development. They are: generosity, discipline, patience, energy, …
Buddhism English Glossary
PARAMITA — päˈrəmə̇tə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Sanskrit pāramita, from pāramita, adjective, crossed, traversed, transcendent, from pāra bringing across + ita …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PARAMITA — in Mahayana (Greater Vehicle) Buddhism, any of the perfections, or transcendental virtues, practiced by bodhisattvas (Buddhas-to-be) in advanced stages of …
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PARAMITA — Парамита
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PRAJNA-PARAMITA SUTRA — This term refers to a collection of 40 Mahayana sutras which all deal with prajna and its attainment. This was …
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PRAJNA-PARAMITA — /pruj"nyah pah rum"i teuh, pruj"neuh-/ , n. Buddhism. 1. a series of sutras dealing with the perfection of wisdom: systematized …
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NAGARJUNA — Nagarjuna was the first Buddhist thinker who attempted to systematize Buddhist belief. He wrote extensive commentaries on the the Prajna-Paramita …
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MANJUSHRI — The Bodhisattva of Wisdom ( prajna ), one of the two key Mahayana concepts; the other is compassion (represented by …
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PRAJAPARAMITA — (Sanskrit: "Perfection of Wisdom"), body of sutras and their commentaries that represents the oldest of the major forms of Mahayana …
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ПАРАМИТА — Paramita
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