Parisuddhi, Parishuddhi, Pārisuddhi, Pariśuddhi: 13 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Pariśuddhi can be transliterated into English as Parisuddhi or Parishuddhi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
F Verbal attestation delivered to the sangha by a bhikkhu, to indicate that his sila has been purified. This procedure permits to exempt a bhikkhu from participating again in the uposatha after having done it already in another monastery.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Pariśuddhi (परिशुद्धि) (Cf. Viśuddhi) refers to “purification”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “Son of good family, the morality of the Bodhisattvas becomes purified by these eight qualities. What are those eight? To wit, (1) never giving up the thought of awakening in order to purify thought ; (2) no thought of disciples or isolated buddhas in order to purify logical ability; (3) never giving up training in order to purify one’s vows; (4) not entering into any kind of birth in order to [purify?] one’s aspirations (praṇidhāna-pariśuddhi); (5) no laxity in order to purify the condition of non-stress; (6) transforming into awakening so as to purify one’s aim’”.
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
parisuddhi : (f.) purity. || pārisuddhi (f.) purity.
Pārisuddhi, (f.) (fr. parisuddha) purity Vin. I, 102, 136 (cp. Vin. Texts I, 242, 280); M. III, 4; A. II, 194 sq. (°padhāniy’aṅgāni, the four, viz. sīlapārisuddhi, citta°, diṭṭhi°, vimutti°); Nd1 475; Ps. I, 42 (°sīla); Dhs. 165; Miln. 336 (ājīva°, and in 4th jhāna); Vism. 30 (=parisuddhatā), 46 (°sīla), 278; DhA. III, 399 (catu° -sīla); IV, 111 (ājīva°); Sdhp. 342. (Page 455)
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Parisuddhi, (f.) (fr. pari+śudh) purity, purification S. I, 169. The usual spelling is pārisuddhi (q. v.). (Page 437)
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Parisuddhi, (f.) (fr. pari+śudh) purity, purification S. I, 169. The usual spelling is pārisuddhi (q. v.). (Page 437)
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
Pariśuddhi (परिशुद्धि).—f.
1) Complete purification; अग्नि° (agni°) Uttararāmacarita 4.
2) Justification; acquittal.
3) Rightness, correctness.
Derivable forms: pariśuddhiḥ (परिशुद्धिः).
Pāriśuddhi (पारिशुद्धि).—(f.; = Pali °suddhi, for Sanskrit pariś°; § 3.10), purification: Mūla-Sarvāstivāda-Vinaya iv.99.7 ff.; kāyakarma-pāri° Kāśyapa Parivarta 161.1 (prose).
Pariśuddhi (परिशुद्धि).—i. e. pari-śudh + ti, f. 1. Becoming quite pure, [Uttara Rāmacarita, 2. ed. Calc., 1862.] 99, 10. 2. Proving innocent, [Kathāsaritsāgara, (ed. Brockhaus.)] 5, 98.
Pariśuddhi (परिशुद्धि).—[feminine] purification, justification.
1) Pariśuddhi (परिशुद्धि):—[=pari-śuddhi] [from pari-śudh] f. complete purification or justification, acquittal (dhiṃ-√kṛ, to prove one’s innocence), [Raghuvaṃśa; Bālarāmāyaṇa; Kathāsaritsāgara]
2) [v.s. ...] rightness, correctness, [Kāraṇḍa-vyūha]
Pariśuddhi (परिशुद्धि):—(von śudh mit pari) f. das vollkommene Reinwerden: āvilāmbhaḥ [Raghuvaṃśa 13, 36.] übertr. in moralischem Sinne [Yogasūtra 1, 43.] das an-den-Tag-Kommen der Unschuld eines Menschen [Kathāsaritsāgara 5, 98.]
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Pariśuddhi (परिशुद्धि):—, agni [UTTARARĀMAC. 77, 12 (99, 10).] pariśuddhiṃ kar sich reinigen, seine Unschuld beweisen [Kathāsaritsāgara 51, 80.] — Vgl. tattva .
Pariśuddhi (परिशुद्धि):—f. —
1) vollkommenes Reinwerden (auch in moralischem Sinne) , das an den Tag Kommen der Unschuld eines Menschen [Bālarāmāyaṇa 282,5.] ddhiṃ kar sich reinigen , seine Unschuld beweisen. —
2) richtige Beschaffenheit , Correctheit [Kāraṇḍavyūha 74,10.]
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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Parisuddhi (परिसुद्धि) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Paraśuddhi.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Pariśuddhi (ಪರಿಶುದ್ಧಿ):—
1) [noun] the quality or condition of being virtuous, sinless, holy, etc.
2) [noun] absence of impurities or things that contaminate; purity.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Shuddhi, Pari.
Starts with: Parishuddhipratishthita, Parisuddhi Padhaniyanga, Parisuddhisila.
Full-text (+67): Tatparyaparishuddhi, Nyayaparishuddhi, Nyayavarttikatatparyaparishuddhi, Sampradayaparishuddhi, Ajivaparisuddhi, Aparisuddhi, Accantaparisuddhi, Nivaranaparisuddhi, Cittaparisuddhi, Avikkhepaparisuddhi, Kayakammaparisuddhi, Desanaparisuddhi, Dvarattayaparisuddhi, Parisuddhisila, Catuparisuddhisila, Catubbidhaparisuddhivantu, Vacakammaparisuddhi, Catuparisuddhi, Aparamatthaparisuddhi, Dassanaparisuddhi.
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