Pariharapatha, Parihārapatha, Parihara-patha: 2 definitions
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Pariharapatha means something in 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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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryparihārapatha : (m.) a round about away, circular road.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryParihārapatha refers to: “circle road, ” i.e. (1) a roundabout way DhA. II, 192. (2) encircling game D. I, 6=Vin. II, 10 (explained as “bhūmiyaṃ nānāpathaṃ maṇḍalaṃ katvā tattha pariharitabbaṃ pariharantānaṃ kīḷanaṃ” DA. I, 85; translated as “keeping going over diagrams” Dial. I. 10, with remark “a kind of primitive hop-scotch”). (Page 439)
Note: parihārapatha is a Pali compound consisting of the words parihāra and patha.
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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