Vipariyesa: 2 definitions
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Vipariyesa means something in Buddhism, Pali. 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.
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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryvipariyesa : (m.) contrariness; wrong state; reversal.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryVipariyesa, (a contamination form between °pariyaya & °pallāsa) reversal, contrariness, wrong state Kvu 306 (three reversals: saññā°, citta°, diṭṭhi°; or of perception, consciousness & views, cp. Kvu translation 176); Vbh. 376 (id.).—°gāha inverted grasp i.e. holding opposite views or “holding the contrary aim” (B. C. Law) Pug. 22; DhsA. 253 (=vipallattha-gāha). (Page 626)
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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Full-text: Vipariyaya, Vipallasa, Gaha.
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