Parivrajaka, Parivrājaka, Pārivrājaka: 13 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Vedanta
In Buddhism
1. Mahayana
Languages
1. Sanskrit
2. Hindi
3. Kannada
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Introduction:

Parivrajaka means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Parivrajak.

In Hinduism

Vedanta (school of philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Sankara’s Vedanta through His Upanisad Commentaries

Parivrājaka (परिव्राजक) in the medieval period designated the most radical type of renunciation.—Śaṅkara often uses terms for renunciation drawn from the Bṛhadāraṇyaka-upaniṣad: vyutthāna (“transcendence”—literally “intensely rising up or away from”), bhikṣācārya (“begging”) and parivrājin (“one who goes forth”—appearing mostly in its derivative form parivrājaka, which by the medieval period designated the most radical type of renunciation). But he also interjects the synonyms saṃnyāsa (“set down completely”) and tyāga (“letting go” or “abandoning”) or parityāga (“complete letting go” or complete abandoning) both widely used in epic sources such as the Bhagavadgītā and in more specialized medieval Vedānta sources focusing exclusively on renunciation.

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Vedanta (वेदान्त, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Parivrājaka (परिव्राजक) refers to “(religious) heretics”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 2).—Accordingly, “[Question.—Why do Buddhist sūtras begin with the word evam, ‘thus’?]—[...] Furthermore, all religious heretics (tīrthika-parivrājaka) imagine that their own doctrine is subtle (sūkṣma) and absolutely pure (paramaśuddha). These people exalt the doctrine that they practice and denigrate (nindanti) that of others. That is why, here below, they quarrel and argue; after death, they fall into hell (naraka) and suffer immense pain of all kinds. [...]”.

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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

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Parivrājaka (परिव्राजक).—m., [parivrājaḥ, -jakaḥ] A wandering mendicant, vagrant, recluse, an ascetic (of the fourth religious order) who has renounced the world; सर्वारम्भपरित्यागो भैक्ष्याश्यं ब्रह्ममूलता । निष्परिग्रहताऽद्रोहः समता सर्वजन्तुषु (sarvārambhaparityāgo bhaikṣyāśyaṃ brahmamūlatā | niṣparigrahatā'drohaḥ samatā sarvajantuṣu) || ......... भावसंशुद्धिरित्येषु परिव्राड्वर्य उच्यते (bhāvasaṃśuddhirityeṣu parivrāḍvarya ucyate) || Śabda Ch.

Derivable forms: parivrājakaḥ (परिव्राजकः).

See also (synonyms): parivrāj, parivrāja.

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Pārivrājaka (पारिव्राजक).—The wandering life of a religious mendicant, asceticism.

Derivable forms: pārivrājakam (पारिव्राजकम्).

[Sanskrit to German]

Parivrajaka 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

Parivrājaka (परिव्राजक) [Also spelled parivrajak]:—(nm) a wandering religious mendicant; an ascetic.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Parivrājaka (ಪರಿವ್ರಾಜಕ):—[noun] = ಪರಿವ್ರಾಜ - [parivraja -]2.

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Pārivrājaka (ಪಾರಿವ್ರಾಜಕ):—

1) [noun] renunciation of worldly attachments, sensual enjoyments etc. for religious purpose.

2) [noun] a man who has renounced all his worldly attachments, sensual enjoyments and has become a wandering mendicant for religious purposes; a sanyāsi.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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