Paramata, Paramatā: 10 definitions
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryparamatā : (f.) (in cpds.) the highest quality; at the most. nāḷikodanaparamatāya = on a seer of boiled rice at the most.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryParamatā, (f.) (fr. parama, Vedic paramatā highest position) the highest quantity, measure on the outside, minimum or maximum D. I, 60 (ghāsa-cchādana-paramatāya santuṭṭho contented with a minimum of food & clothing; DA. I, 169 explains by uttamatāya); M. I, 10 (abyābajjha°); S. I, 82 (nāḷik’odana-paramatāya on a nāḷi of boiled rice at the most); frequent in phrase sattakkhattuṃ p. interval of seven rebirths at the outside (cp. parama), being reborn seven times at the most S. II, 134 sq.; V, 458; Kvu 469 (cp. Kvu trsl. 2683). (Page 420)
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryParamatā (परमता).—
1) Highest rank, position; यद्यपि राजा परमतां गच्छति ब्रह्मैवान्तत उपनिश्रयति (yadyapi rājā paramatāṃ gacchati brahmaivāntata upaniśrayati) Bṛ. Up.14.11.
2) Highest aim or end.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryParamata (परमत).—(nt.), thought(s) of others, known to a Buddha by his supernatural knowledge: jātakā-paramateṣu kovidā (sc. Buddhas) Mahāvastu i.104.13; sarvaparamataṃ viduḥ i.192.18; see full discussion of both passages s.v. jātaka (3); Senart misunderstands.
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Paramatā (परमता).—supreme quality of the paramā bodhi, supreme enlightenment of a Buddha; there are seven such, Bodhisattvabhūmi 89.10 ff. (they are in no way related to the pāramitā), viz., āśraya-, pratipatti-, saṃpatti-, jñāna-, prabhāva-, prahāṇa-, and vihāra-p°, defined in the follow- ing.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryParamata (परमत).—n.
(-taṃ) A different opinion or doctrine. E. para, and mata thought.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryParamata (परमत).—[neuter] the opinion of others.
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Paramatā (परमता).—[feminine] the highest point, position, or rank.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Paramata (परमत):—[=para-mata] [from para] n. a different opinion or doctrine, heterodoxy, [Horace H. Wilson]
2) Paramatā (परमता):—[=parama-tā] [from parama > para] f. (ma-) highest position or rank
3) [v.s. ...] highest end or aim, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryParamata (परमत):—[para-mata] (taṃ) 1. n. Another opinion.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Partial matches: Mata, Parama, Para, Ta.
Starts with: Para-mata-timirapanu, Para-matapankam, Paramatabhanga, Paramatabhanjana, Paramatakalanala, Paramatakhandana, Paramatakhandanasamgraha, Paramatakhau, Paramatas, Paramatattva, Paramatattvaprakashika, Paramatattvarahasyopanishad, Paramatattvashivarahasyopanishad, Paramatattvavicara, Paramatatva.
Full-text: Paramatas, Paramatabhanga, Paramatabhanjana, Paramatakhandanasamgraha, Paramatakalanala, Uttamata, Para-mata-timirapanu, Para-matapankam, Asamvivada, Atishtha, Paramita, Jataka, Para, Param, Abhisheka.
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Brihadaranyaka Upanishad (by Swāmī Mādhavānanda)
Section XII - Meditation on Food and the Vital Breath as Brahman < [Chapter V]
Section IV - The Creation and Its Cause < [Chapter I]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
V. Body with marks and body without marks < [Part 3 - Possessing a body endowed with the marks]
The prediction of Asita (horoscope of the Bodhisattva) < [Part 3 - Possessing a body endowed with the marks]
Prasthanatrayi Swaminarayan Bhashyam (Study) (by Sadhu Gyanananddas)
4.4h. The Most Authentic Scripture—The Vacanāmṛta < [Chapter 2 - Analysis on the Basis Of Epistemology]
Vinaya Pitaka (1): Bhikkhu-vibhanga (the analysis of Monks’ rules) (by I. B. Horner)
Brahma Sutras (Shankara Bhashya) (by Swami Vireshwarananda)
Chapter III, Section II, Adhikarana VII < [Section II]
The Sacrifices of Rajasuya, Vajapeya and Ashvamedha (study) (by Aparna Dhar)
Dichotomic interpretation of the Aśvamedha Sacrifice < [Chapter 6 - Dichotomic interpretation of the Major and Minor sacrifices]