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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

parinibbuta : (pp. of parinibbāti) died without being reborn.

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

Parinibbuta, (adj.) (pari+nibbuta) completely calmed, at peace, at rest (as to the distinction of the twofold application see parinibbāna and cp. , Mrs. Rh. D. Buddhism p. 191; Cpd. p. 168), viz.—1. gone out, or passed away without any remaining cause of rebirth anywhere, completely extinct, finally released (fr. rebirth & trans migration), quite dead or at rest (cp. BSk. parinirvṛta Divy 79). It is usually applied to the Buddha, or the Tathāgatha, but also to Theras & Arahants who have by means of moral & intellectual perfection destroyed all germs of further existence. With ref. to Gotama Buddha: Vin. II, 284 (atikkhippaṃ Bhagavā p.), 294 (vassasata° e Bhagavati); V, 119, 120; D. I, 204 (acira-°e Bhagavati); S. I, 158 (Tathāgato p. II. 191); V, 172 (°e Tathāgate); Vv III, 9⁷ (°e Gotame=anupādisesāya nibbāna-dhātuyā parinibbuto VvA. 169); PvA. 140 (Satthari p.), 212 (Bhagavati). Of others: S. I, 121, 122 (Godhika); III, 124 (Vakkali); IV, 63 (Puṇṇa); Sn. p. 59, 60 (a Thera); Miln. 390 (Arahant); VvA. 158; PvA. 76; DhA. II, 163; IV, 42.—2. emancipated, quite free (from earthly bonds), calm, serene, at peace, perfected Vin. II, 156=A. I, 138 “spiritually free” Vin. Texts III, 182); D. II, 123 (cp. Dial. II. 132); III, 55; M. I, 235; II, 102; S. I, 1 (+tiṇṇo loke visattikaṃ), 7=IV. 179 (aheṭhayāno+); I, 54 (+tiṇṇo loke visattikaṃ); 187 (p. kaṅkhati kālaṃ); Sn. 359 (+ṭhitatta), 370 (id.), 467 (p. udaka-rahado va sīto); Th. 1, 5 (cp. Brethren 11³); J. IV, 303, 453; Ud. 85 (rāga-dosa-moha-kkhayā p.); Miln. 50 (°atta), frequent in combination with kindred terms like sītibhūta (cooled), e.g. Vin. II, 156=A. I, 138; Vv 53²⁴; or nicchāta (without hunger), e.g. S. III, 26; IV, 204= It. 46; Sn. 735 sq.; It. 48 (esanānaṃ khayā), 49 (āsavānaṃ khayā).—3. (to be understood as pp. of parinibbāpeti) calmed, well trained, domesticated M. I, 446 (of a horse). (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: Tiṇṇa, Nicchata, Thitatta, Parinibbapeti, Nibbuta, Brahmana.

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