Pariyaya, Pariyāya: 4 definitions

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Pali-English dictionary

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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

pariyāya : (m.) order; course; quality; method; figurative language; a synonym; a turn.

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

Pariyaya, (cp. Epic Sk. paryaya, pari+i; the usual P. form is pariyāya, but at the foll. passages the short a is required metri causa) revolution, lapse of time, period, term J. III, 460 (=kālapariyāya C.); V, 367 (kāla°). (Page 432)

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Pariyāya, (fr. pari+i, cp. Class. Sk. paryāya in all meanings, already Vedic in meaning of “formula, ” in liturgy, cp. below 4) lit. “going round” analysed by Bdhgh in 3 diff. meanings, viz. vāra (turn, course), desanā (instruction, presentation), and kāraṇa (cause, reason, also case, matter), see DA. I, 36 and cp. Kindred Sayings I, 320.—1. arrangement, disposition, in phrase °ṃ karoti to arrange D. I, 179 (translation takes it literally “departure, ” i.e. going out of one’s way, détour; or change of habit, see Dial I. 245); M. I, 252, 326; III, 7, 62; S. I, 142 (trsl. “make occasion” (for coming)). ‹-› 2. order, succession, turn, course (=vāra) D. I, 166 ≈ (°bhatta i.e. feeding in turn or at regular intervals; explained as vāra-bhatta PugA 232); M. I, 78, 282, 481; S. II, 51 sq.; A. II, 206; J. V, 153 (=vāra); PvA. 242 (aparā°).—3. what goes on, way, habit, quality, property S. I, 146 (ceto° habits of mind, thoughts, but see also pariya); A. V, 160 (citta°, see ceto).—4. discussion, instruction, method (of teaching), discourse on (-°), representation of (-°) (=desanā); thus āditta° (of Vin. I, 34) DhA. I, 88; esp. in cpd. dhamma° disquisition on the Dhamma D. I, 46; II, 93; M. I, 83; III, 67; S. II, 74; V, 357; A. III, 62; IV, 166, 381; Sn. p. 218; also in foll. : vitakka° M. I, 122; deva° A. III, 402 sq.; peta° PvA. 92; cp. Vism. 41 (°kathā).—5. in Abhidhamma terminology, specifically: pariyāyena, the mode of teaching in the Suttanta, ad hominem, discursively, applied method, illustrated discourse, figurative language as opposed to the abstract, general statements of Abhidhamma=nippariyāyena, nippariyāyato Vism. 473, 499; cp. DhsA. 317 (figuratively).—6. mode, manner, reason, cause, way (=kāraṇa) D. I, 185 (iminā °ena), 186 (id.); II, 339 (ayaṃ p. yena °ena); DA. I, 106 (tena tena °ena in some way or other); DhsA. 366 (iminā °ena for this reason); esp. in phrase aneka-pariyāyena in many (or various) ways Vin. I, 16, 45; D. I, 1 (cp. DA. I, 36), 174; M. I, 24; A. I, 56; Sn. p. 15.—7. winding round (of a tree: branch), in doubtful reading at J. VI, 528 (see pariyā).—See also nippariyāya. (Page 433)

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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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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Pariyaya (परियय) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Parigata.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Pariyāya (ಪರಿಯಾಯ):—

1) [noun] the act of succeeding or coming after another in order or sequence; a regular order; succession.

2) [noun] a manner; mode; way.

3) [noun] one of two or more choices; an alternative.

4) [noun] a thing serving or used in place of another; a substitute.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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