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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

vipphāra : (m.) diffusion; pervasion.

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

Vipphāra, (fr. vi+pharati 1 or 2) diffusion, pervasion, (adj.) pervading, spreading out A. I, 171 (vitakka-vip phāra-sadda, cp. Kvu translation 241), 206 (mahājutika mahā vipphāra); IV, 252; Ps. I, 112 sq.; II, 174; J. III, 12 (mahā° +mahājutika); V, 150 (id.); Miln. 230 & 270 (vacī° dilating in talk), 130, 346; Vism. 42; DA. I, 192; VvA. 103 (mahā°+mahājutika); PvA. 178 (karuṇā°). (Page 628)

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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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Starts with: Vippharavant.

Ends with: Nanavipphara, Samadhivipphara.

Full-text: Vippharavant, Penetration, Khanu Kondanna, Iddhi, Sanjiva, Vikara, Vaci.

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The Life of Sariputta (by Nyanaponika Thera)

Attainment < [Part II - Maturity Of Insight]

The Turner Of The Wheel < [Part II - Maturity Of Insight]

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Dhammapada (Illustrated) (by Ven. Weagoda Sarada Maha Thero)

Verse 175 - The Story of Thirty Monks < [Chapter 13 - Loka Vagga (World‌)]

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Visuddhimagga (the pah of purification) (by Ñāṇamoli Bhikkhu)

The Bloated, Livid, Festering, and Cut Up < [Chapter VI - Foulness as a Meditation Subject (Asubha-kammaṭṭhāna-niddesa)]

The Formations Aggregate < [Chapter XIV - The Aggregates (khandha-niddesa)]

B. Description of the Five Aggregates < [Chapter XIV - The Aggregates (khandha-niddesa)]

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