Parihani, Parihāni, Parihāṇi: 12 definitions
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Parihani means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraParihāṇi (परिहाणि) refers to “loss (of zeal)”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 41).—Accordingly, “[The eighteen āveṇika-dharmas (‘special attributes’)]— [...] (7). The Buddha has no loss of zeal. [...] [Question].—But even after the death (nirodha) of the Buddha, there are still people who become Arhat; why do you say that they can only plant the causes of merits? [...] Finally, it is said in the Mahāyāna Śūraṃgamasamādhisūtra: ‘In the Pratimaṇḍitā universe, the Buddha has a life-span of seven hundred incalculable periods (asaṃkhyeyalkalpa) during which he saves beings’. This is why it is said that the Buddha has no loss of zeal (chanda-parihāṇi). [...]”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryparihāni : (f.) loss; decrease; wasting away; ruin.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryParihāni, (f.) (fr. pari+hā) loss, diminution (opp. vuddhi) S. II, 206; IV, 76, 79; V, 143, 173; A. I, 15; III, 76 sq.; IV, 288; V, 19 sq. , 96, 124 sq.; J. II, 233; DhA. III, 335; IV, 185. (Page 438)
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 dictionaryParihāṇi (परिहाणि) or Parihāni (परिहानि).—f.
1) Decrease, deficiency, loss.
2) Decay, decline; राजयक्ष्मपरिहानिराययौ कामयानसमवस्थया तुलाम् (rājayakṣmaparihānirāyayau kāmayānasamavasthayā tulām) R.19.5.
3) Neglect, omission.
Derivable forms: parihāṇiḥ (परिहाणिः), parihāniḥ (परिहानिः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryPārihāṇi (पारिहाणि).—or °ni, f. (compare prec.; = Sanskrit and Pali pari°; § 3.10), loss: °ṇi Mahāvastu ii.238.1 (prose); °ṇiṃ (acc.; mss. °ṇi, unmetrical(ly)) 391.21 (verse); °niṃ (n. sg.) 395.18 (verse, perhaps m.c. for °ni, which Senart reads by em.; parallel Śikṣāsamuccaya 308.8 seems to have read in ms. parihāṇir, but ed. pāri° m.c. with Mahāvastu); °ṇiṃ (acc.) Samādhirājasūtra p. 53 line 1; °ṇir (n. sg.) Kāśyapa Parivarta 8.3, 4.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryParihāṇi (परिहाणि).—f. (-ṇi or ni) Decrease, loss. 2. Waste, decay, decline.
Parihāṇi can also be spelled as Parihāni (परिहानि).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryParihāṇi (परिहाणि).—i. e. pari-hā + ni, f. Decreasing.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryParihāṇi (परिहाणि).—[feminine] decrease.
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Parihāni (परिहानि).—[feminine] decrease.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Parihāṇi (परिहाणि):—[=pari-hāṇi] [from pari-hā] f. decrease, loss, deficiency, [Raghuvaṃśa; Varāha-mihira; Suśruta] (cf. [Uṇādi-sūtra iv, 51 [Scholiast or Commentator]])
2) Parihāni (परिहानि):—[=pari-hāni] [from pari-hā] f. decrease, loss, deficiency, [Raghuvaṃśa; Varāha-mihira; Suśruta] (cf. [Uṇādi-sūtra iv, 51 [Scholiast or Commentator]])
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Parihāṇi (परिहाणि) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Parihāriṇī.
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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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Starts with: Parihani Sutta, Parihanika, Parihaniya.
Ends with: Aparihani, Balaparihani, Chandaparihani, Smritiparihani, Viryaparihani.
Full-text: Pariharini, Viryaparihani, Parihanika, Vuddhi, Vaddhi, Yakshman.
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