Virageti, Virāgeti: 1 definition

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

Virāgeti, (for virādheti, as in BSk. virāgayati (e.g. Divy 131, 133) to displease, estrange, the fig. meaning of virāgeti like BSk. ārāgeti for Pāli ārādheti in lit & fig. meanings) to fail, miss; only at M. I, 327 (puriso narakapapāte papatanto hatthehi ca pādehi ca paṭhaviṃ virāgeyya “would miss the earth”; differently Neumann: “Boden zu fassen suchte, ” i.e. tried to touch ground).—Perhaps also in virāgāya (either as ger. to virāgeti or as Instr. to virāga in sense of virādha(na)) Pv. I, 117 (sukhaṃ virāgāya, with gloss virāgena, i.e. spurning one’s good fortune; explained as virajjhitvā virādhetvā at PvA. 59). Cp. virāye (=virāge?) at Th. 1, 1113 (see virādheti). (Page 634)

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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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