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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Dhamma Study: Cetasikas

to gladden; please; satisfy; invigorate;

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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).

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Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

pīṇeti : (pīṇ + e) gladdens; pleases; satisfies; invigorates.

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

Pīṇeti, (cp. Vedic prīṇāti, prī, see piya. The meaning in Pāli however has been partly confused with pī, pinvati (see pīna), as suggested by Bdhgh in DA. I, 157: “pīṇentī ti pīṇitaṃ thāma-bal’ûpetaṃ karonti”) to gladden, please, satisfy, cheer; to invigorate, make strong, often in phrase (attānaṃ) sukheti pīṇeti “makes happy and pleases” D. I, 51; III, 130 sq.; S. I, 90; IV, 331; PvA. 283: cp. DhsA. 403 (sarīraṃ p.). It also occurs in def. of pīti (pīṇayatī ti pīti) at Vism. 143=DhsA. 115.—pp. pīṇita. (Page 461)

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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.

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Ends with: Sampineti.

Full-text: Pinita, Pinenta, Pinesi, Pinetva, Pinayati, Sampineti, Pema.

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