Alternative spellings of this word include Paripurak.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā

Paripūraka (परिपूरक) refers to “fulfilling (the eighteen special qualities of the Tathāgata)”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly: “This is the armour of Bodhisattvas: [...] (13) this is the armour of knowing the superior or inferior abilities of all living beings by the insight and knowledge; (14) this is the armour of fulfilling ten powers by the attainment of the power of insight and knowledge; (15) this is the armour of attaining fearlessness because their resolutions never decrease; (16) this is the armour of fulfilling (paripūraka) the eighteen special qualities of the Tathāgata (aṣṭādaśāveṇika-buddhadharma) by fulfilling all good qualities and by abandoning all bad qualities; [...]

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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 Dictionary

paripūraka : (adj.) one who fills or fulfils.

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

Paripūraka, (adj. ( (-°) one who fills, filling Vism. 300 (niraya°). (Page 429)

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Pāripūraka (पारिपूरक).—f. °kī or °ikā, adj. (= Sanskrit pari°; compare next), making full or complete: sarvāśā-p° (Ārya-)Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa 2.23; 6.15, 17; 26.25; f. °kī 27.3; f. °ikā 28.1; abhiprāya-°ka 9.22; (sarvabodhisattvacaryā-) °ka 55.11; all prose; et alibi, in (Ārya-)Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa only.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Paripūraka (परिपूरक).—[pari-pūr + aka], adj. Fulfilling, Böhtl. Ind. Spr. 1255.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Paripūraka (परिपूरक).—[adjective] filling or causing fulness.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Paripūraka (परिपूरक):—[=pari-pūraka] [from pari-pṝ] mfn. filling, fulfilling, [Bhartṛhari]

2) [v.s. ...] causing fulness or prosperity, [Manvarthamuktāvalī, kullūka bhaṭṭa’s Commentary on manu-smṛti]

[Sanskrit to German]

Paripuraka in German

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Paripūraka (परिपूरक) [Also spelled paripurak]:—(a) supplementary; causing or helping in the attainment of completion/perfection.

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Partial matches: Puraka, Pari.

Starts with: Paripurakari, Paripurakarin, Paripurakarita.

Full-text: Paripurak, Puraka, Sarvasatvendriya, Parapara, Paraparajnana.

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