Pariyesati: 2 definitions

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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

pariyesati : (pari + es + a) seeks for; searches; investigates.

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

Pariyesati, (pari+esati, cp. BSk. paryeṣate to investigate AvŚ I. 339. The P. word shows confusion between esati & icchati, as shown by double forms °iṭṭhuṃ etc. See also anvesati) to seek for, look, search, desire D. I, 223 (°esamāna ppr.); Sn. 482 (id.); S. I, 177, 181; IV, 62; A. II, 23, 25, 247; Nd1 262; Nd2 427 (+paṭilabhati and paribhuñjati); J. I, 3, 138; Miln. 109, 313; DhA. III, 263 (ppr. °esanto); PvA. 31; Sdhp. 506.—grd. °esitabba S. II, 130; inf. °esituṃ SnA 316; and °eṭṭhuṃ (conj. °iṭṭhuṃ?) Sn. 289 (cp. SnA 316 which gives reading °eṭṭhuṃ as gloss); ger. °esitvā SnA 317, 414;— pp. pariyesita & pariyiṭṭha (q. v.). Cp. for similar formation & meaning ajjhesati with pp. ajjhesita & ajjhiṭṭha.—Cp. vi°. (Page 434)

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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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