The Sanskrit term Pariṣṭhita can be transliterated into English as Paristhita or Parishthita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara Samadhi

Pariṣṭhita (परिष्ठित) refers to “abiding (seated)” (in a a particular posture), according to the Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi [i.e., Cakrasamvara Meditation] ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi, which refers to the primary pūjā and sādhanā practice of Newah Mahāyāna-Vajrayāna Buddhists in Nepal.—Accordingly, “In the Mandala, an obscured Himalaya, abiding (pariṣṭhita) seated in lotus posture, the best limb of all possessed, an equally elevated pair of white breasts, swinging garlands, having made the gods, Upendra, Sūrya, Candra, etc., [..] a helper for crossing over together, the dreadful wilderness of saṃsāra, routing Māra, Śrī Vajrasattva, homage”.

context information

Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Pariṣṭhita (परिष्ठित).—ppp., in su-pari°, app. used in sense of Sanskrit pratiṣṭhita, Pali patiṭṭhita, with confusion of MIndic paṭi (pati, = prati) and pari, § 2.47, (well) established (or, according to Tibetan, properly taught? gnas par bstan): °tā (spelled °sthitā) sā varabuddhabodhis Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 63.8 (verse); parallel with darśitā in 7.

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Paristhita (परिस्थित).—see pariṣṭhita.

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

Pariṣṭhita (परिष्ठित).—[adjective] obstructed, hindered.

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Paristhita (परिस्थित).—[adjective] remaining in ([locative]).

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Paristhita (परिस्थित) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Pariṭṭhia.

context information

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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Full-text: Paritthia, Abhisastha, Stha.

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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)

Rig Veda 6.17.12 < [Sukta 17]

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