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Pali-English dictionary

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Parinibbāyati, (& °nibbāti) (pari+nibb° cp. BSk. parinirvāti Divy 150 (Buddhā Bhagavantaḥ parinirvānti) & ger. parinirvātavya ibid. 402) 1. to be completed, perfected, in any work or art, e.g. of a trained horse, M. I, 446. Cp. teleiόw.—2. to die without being reborn, to reach complete extinction of existence Vin. II, 194 (Tathāgathā °āyanti); M. III, 128 (aor °nibbāyi); S. V, 152 (°nibbāyeyyaṃ), 261 (°nibbāyissāmi); A. II, 120 (anupādisesāya nibbāna-dhātuyā p.); IV, 202 (id.), 313 (id.), Miln. 175 (id.); J. I, 28 (id.), 55 (id.); VvA. 158 (fut. °nibbāyissāmi); PvA. 21, 283 (of a Paccekabuddha). ‹-› 2. to become emancipated from all desire of life D. II, 68 (cp. Dial. II. 65 & Brethren 417); S. IV, 102 (diṭṭh’eva dhamme), ibid. (sa-upādāno devānaṃ indo na parinibbāyati), 168; A. III, 41=Vin. II, 148, 164 (parinibbāti anāsavo); A. IV, 98 (aor. °nibbiṃsu anāsavā) Th. 1, 100 (fut. °nibbissati anāsavo), 364; It. 93 (°nibbanti), cp. 95; Dh. 126 (°nibbanti anāsavā perhaps better taken to No. 1!); Vbh. 426 (sabbāsave pariññāya parinibbanti anāsavā); Sdhp. 584 (°nibbanti mahoghen’eva aggino).—pp. parinibbuto (q. v.). ‹-› Caus. parinibbāpeti (q. v.). (Page 428)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Full-text: Upadiyati, Nibbayati, Parinibbayin, Nibbana Sutta, Nibbana.

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