Paravadin, Paravādin, Para-vadin: 6 definitions
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Paravadin means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryParavādin (परवादिन्).—m. a disputant, controversialist.
Paravādin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms para and vādin (वादिन्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryParavādin (परवादिन्).—(= Pali id.) = parapravādin, q.v.: mathiya (most mss. pathiya, but compare Pali Miln. 348.5 paravādivādamathanaṃ) °di (acc. pl.) Mahāvastu i.72.16 (verse); °dibhir Bodhisattvabhūmi 251.8 (prose).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryParavādin (परवादिन्):—[=para-vādin] [from para-vāda > para] m. an opponent, controversialist, [Śatruṃjaya-māhātmya]
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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.
Pali-English dictionary
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryParavādin refers to: opponent Miln. 348. visaya the other world, realm of the Dead, Hades Pv IV. 87 (=pettivisaya PvA. 268).
Note: paravādin is a Pali compound consisting of the words para and vādin.
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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Partial matches: Para.
Full-text: Parapravadin.
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