Mahayana glossary, starting with ‘p’

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The Mahayana glossary, starting with the letter “p”, contains 817 definitions, select a phrase below for the definitions and references.

  1. Pacchima
  2. Pacchimuttara
  3. Pada
  4. Padanguli
  5. Padangushtha
  6. Padapati
  7. Padaprabheda
  8. Padaprabhedajnana
  9. Padatala
  10. Padava
  11. Padavyanjana
  12. Padma
  13. Padmabha
  14. Padmagandha
  15. Padmaka
  16. Padmamala
  17. Padmaraga
  18. Padmarajavarna
  19. Padmasana
  20. Padmashri
  21. Padmavati
  22. Padmavyuha
  23. Padmoshnisha
  24. Padmottara
  25. Pahlava
  26. Paingika
  27. Paishunya
  28. Paishunyavacana
  29. Paishunyavada
  30. Paksha
  31. Paksharuci
  32. Pakshigana
  33. Pakshika
  34. Pakshin
  35. Pakshivijrimbhita
  36. Pakvashaya
  37. Pala
  38. Palasha
  39. Palayitavya
  40. Pamita
  41. Pamsana
  42. Pana
  43. Panabhojana
  44. Panca
  45. Pancabala
  46. Pancabandha
  47. Pancabandhana
  48. Pancabhaya
  49. Pancabhijna
  50. Pancacakshus
  51. Pancadashi
  52. Pancadushta
  53. Pancagati
  54. Pancagavya
  55. Pancahasta
  56. Pancajata
  57. Pancakama
  58. Pancakamaguna
  59. Pancala
  60. Pancanaga
  61. Pancanangara
  62. Pancanga
  63. Pancapatti
  64. Pancaraksha
  65. Pancarangika
  66. Pancashara
  67. Pancashila
  68. Pancashirsha
  69. Pancashirshaka
  70. Pancaskandha
  71. Pancasvara
  72. Pancavaira
  73. Pancavarsha
  74. Pancavartika
  75. Pancavijnana
  76. Pancayudha
  77. Pancendriya
  78. Panci
  79. Pancika
  80. Pandari
  81. Pandita
  82. Panditaprashamsita
  83. Pandukambala
  84. Pandukambalashila
  85. Pani
  86. Panipada
  87. Panitala
  88. Paniya
  89. Panka
  90. Pannagendra
  91. Papa
  92. Papadharma
  93. Papakarin
  94. Papakarman
  95. Papamitra
  96. Papiyas
  97. Papphasa
  98. Para
  99. Parabala
  100. Paracitta
  101. Paracittajnana
  102. Paradanda
  103. Paraga
  104. Parahita
  105. Parajanman
  106. Parakalatra
  107. Parakaya
  108. Parakrama
  109. Parakramavikrama
  110. Paraloka
  111. Parama
  112. Paramaloka
  113. Paramanacitta
  114. Paramanu
  115. Paramanurajas
  116. Paramapradushta
  117. Paramarsha
  118. Paramartha
  119. Paramarthadharma
  120. Paramarthasatva
  121. Paramarthasatya
  122. Paramarthashunyata
  123. Paramarthika
  124. Paramarthikasiddhanta
  125. Paramasatya
  126. Paramasatyadharma
  127. Paramashuddha
  128. Paramasiddha
  129. Paramasiddhi
  130. Paramita
  131. Parampara
  132. Paranirmitavashavartin
  133. Parapaksha
  134. Parapamsana
  135. Parapara
  136. Paraparajnana
  137. Parapatti
  138. Parapratyaya
  139. Parapravadin
  140. Pararaksha
  141. Parartha
  142. Parasamtana
  143. Parasatva
  144. Parashi
  145. Paratamra
  146. Paratra
  147. Paravacana
  148. Paravajna
  149. Parayana
  150. Paribbajakarama
  151. Paribhasha
  152. Paribhasita
  153. Paribhava
  154. Paribhavacitta
  155. Paribhoga
  156. Paricaya
  157. Paricayabala
  158. Pariccheda
  159. Parici
  160. Paridaha
  161. Paridhavamana
  162. Paridipita
  163. Parigata
  164. Parigraha
  165. Parigrihita
  166. Parihanadharman
  167. Parihani
  168. Parihina
  169. Parijapayitavya
  170. Parijapitavya
  171. Parijapta
  172. Parijaptavya
  173. Parijapya
  174. Parijataka
  175. Parijaya
  176. Parijnana
  177. Parijneya
  178. Parika
  179. Parikalpa
  180. Parikalpita
  181. Parikarma
  182. Parikheda
  183. Parikhedana
  184. Parikshinabhavasamyojana
  185. Parimandanartha
  186. Parimlana
  187. Parinama
  188. Parinamana
  189. Parinamanatathata
  190. Parinamita
  191. Parinayaka
  192. Parindami
  193. Parinditartha
  194. Parinirvana
  195. Parinirvrita
  196. Parinishpanna
  197. Parinna
  198. Paripacana
  199. Paripaka
  200. Paripakta
  201. Paripakva
  202. Paripalaka
  203. Paripalana
  204. Paripalayitavya
  205. Paripriccha
  206. Paripuraka
  207. Paripurana
  208. Paripuri
  209. Paripurna
  210. Paripurnakarin
  211. Parirakshana
  212. Pariserava
  213. Parishad
  214. Parishkara
  215. Parishkaravashita
  216. Parishuddhacarya
  217. Parishuddhakarma
  218. Parishuddhashila
  219. Parishuddhipratishthita
  220. Parisodhana
  221. Parisuddha
  222. Parisuddhi
  223. Paritapita
  224. Paritapta
  225. Paritrana
  226. Paritta
  227. Parittabha
  228. Parittaduhkha
  229. Parittashubha
  230. Parityaga
  231. Parivada
  232. Parivajjana
  233. Parivara
  234. Parivarjana
  235. Parivarta
  236. Parivartayat
  237. Parivartita
  238. Pariveshtayitavya
  239. Parivitarka
  240. Parivrajaka
  241. Parivrita
  242. Parna
  243. Parshad
  244. Parshada
  245. Parshanmadhya
  246. Parshanmandala
  247. Parshatsamnipata
  248. Parshni
  249. Parshva
  250. Parura
  251. Parusha
  252. Parushavacana
  253. Parushya
  254. Parushyavada
  255. Parushyavana
  256. Parvata
  257. Parvatamurdhan
  258. Parvataraja
  259. Paryanka
  260. Paryankabandha
  261. Paryankamudra
  262. Paryanta
  263. Paryavasana
  264. Paryavasanashuci
  265. Paryavasthana
  266. Paryaya
  267. Paryeshana
  268. Paryeshti
  269. Paryupasana
  270. Paryupasita
  271. Paryutthana
  272. Pasana
  273. Pasanakacetiya
  274. Pasatamurima
  275. Pashanavivara
  276. Pashanda
  277. Pashca
  278. Pashcattapa
  279. Pashcima
  280. Pashcimakala
  281. Pashcimasamaya
  282. Pashcimottara
  283. Pashikusha
  284. Pasuta
  285. Pata
  286. Pataka
  287. Patala
  288. Pataliputra
  289. Patamgacara
  290. Patana
  291. Patanga
  292. Patangacara
  293. Patayitum
  294. Patha
  295. Pathapravesha
  296. Pathita
  297. Pathitasiddha
  298. Pathitavya
  299. Patini
  300. Patisevana
  301. Patita
  302. Patitakala
  303. Patra
  304. Patta
  305. Pattabhisheka
  306. Patti
  307. Pattra
  308. Pattramula
  309. Patu
  310. Pautra
  311. Payasa
  312. Persia
  313. Peshin
  314. Petakopadesa
  315. Phala
  316. Phalaka
  317. Phalamadya
  318. Phalaparipalana
  319. Phalavakirna
  320. Phalodaya
  321. Phani
  322. Phanimani
  323. Phanishiras
  324. Phatkara
  325. Pida
  326. Pidakala
  327. Pidakalpa
  328. Pidapratishedhana
  329. Pidita
  330. Pihaka
  331. Pilindavatsa
  332. Pilotika
  333. Pinda
  334. Pindapata
  335. Pingala
  336. Pingika
  337. Pingiya
  338. Pingiyani
  339. Pingiyanin
  340. Pipasa
  341. Pipasita
  342. Pipilika
  343. Pipphaliguha
  344. Pitaka
  345. Pitri
  346. Pitta
  347. Plavana
  348. Plavanavega
  349. Plihan
  350. Posa
  351. Posaha
  352. Poshadha
  353. Poshadhika
  354. Poshadhoshita
  355. Pota
  356. Prabandha
  357. Prabha
  358. Prabhakara
  359. Prabhakari
  360. Prabhamkara
  361. Prabhankara
  362. Prabhasa
  363. Prabhasamadhi
  364. Prabhasvara
  365. Prabhava
  366. Prabhavana
  367. Prabhavita
  368. Prabhavyuha
  369. Prabheda
  370. Prabhedajnana
  371. Prabhedanirdesha
  372. Prabhuta
  373. Prabhutadehakarna
  374. Prabhutajihva
  375. Prabhutaratna
  376. Prabhutavarna
  377. Prabhutavitta
  378. Prabuddhashila
  379. Pracalita
  380. Pracara
  381. Pradakshina
  382. Pradakshinagrahin
  383. Pradakshinartha
  384. Pradakshini
  385. Pradakshinikritya
  386. Pradatavya
  387. Pradesha
  388. Pradeshakarin
  389. Pradipa
  390. Pradipapani
  391. Pradipasamadhi
  392. Pradurbhava
  393. Pradurbhuta
  394. Pradushta
  395. Pradusika
  396. Pragajita
  397. Pragbhara
  398. Pragbharata
  399. Prahana
  400. Prahanasamjna
  401. Prahara
  402. Praharadana
  403. Praharshitavarshana
  404. Prahatavya
  405. Praheti
  406. Prahina
  407. Prajanita
  408. Prajapati
  409. Prajna
  410. Prajnabhavana
  411. Prajnacakshus
  412. Prajnahetu
  413. Prajnajnana
  414. Prajnakhadga
  415. Prajnakuta
  416. Prajnamarga
  417. Prajnamula
  418. Prajnaparamita
  419. Prajnaparipurana
  420. Prajnapradipa
  421. Prajnapratipad
  422. Prajnapta
  423. Prajnapti
  424. Prajnaptilakshana
  425. Prajnaptishastra
  426. Prajnarasayana
  427. Prajnarashmi
  428. Prajnaratna
  429. Prajnasamadhi
  430. Prajnaskandha
  431. Prajnatathata
  432. Prajnatripta
  433. Prajnavimukta
  434. Prajnavimukti
  435. Prajnavishuddhi
  436. Prajnendriya
  437. Prajnopaya
  438. Prajvalayitavya
  439. Prajvalita
  440. Prakampita
  441. Prakampya
  442. Prakaranagrantha
  443. Prakaranapada
  444. Prakasha
  445. Prakashadharma
  446. Prakashana
  447. Prakashavarna
  448. Prakata
  449. Prakranta
  450. Prakriti
  451. Prakritinirvrita
  452. Prakritiprabha
  453. Prakritishunyata
  454. Prakritivishuddha
  455. Prakritivishuddhi
  456. Prakritivishuddhimukha
  457. Prakrityasamklishta
  458. Praksheptavya
  459. Prakshipta
  460. Pralambabahu
  461. Pralapa
  462. Pralapasthana
  463. Pramada
  464. Pramana
  465. Pramanika
  466. Pramatta
  467. Pramodya
  468. Pramoshaka
  469. Pramudita
  470. Pramuditacitta
  471. Pramukha
  472. Pramunca
  473. Pramuncahetu
  474. Pranaka
  475. Pranashtadukkha
  476. Pranatipata
  477. Pranidhana
  478. Pranidhanabala
  479. Pranidhanacarya
  480. Pranidhanaparipurana
  481. Pranidhijnana
  482. Pranihita
  483. Pranin
  484. Pranishatasahasra
  485. Pranitashila
  486. Pranta
  487. Prantaranya
  488. Prapana
  489. Prapanata
  490. Prapanca
  491. Prapata
  492. Prapatita
  493. Prapta
  494. Praptaprapta
  495. Prasada
  496. Prasadavat
  497. Prasanna
  498. Prasannabuddhi
  499. Prasannavarna
  500. Prasannendriya
  501. Prasenajit
  502. Prashakha
  503. Prashamana
  504. Prashamsa
  505. Prashamsita
  506. Prashanta
  507. Prashantakarman
  508. Prashantaroga
  509. Prashasta
  510. Prashastagunarashi
  511. Prashastavarna
  512. Prashna
  513. Prashrabdhi
  514. Prashrambhana
  515. Prashvasa
  516. Prasiddharanga
  517. Prasiddhavedana
  518. Prasphotana
  519. Prasvinna
  520. Pratapana
  521. Prathama
  522. Prathamacittotpadika
  523. Prathamadivasa
  524. Prathamaphalapratipanna
  525. Prathamarajan
  526. Pratibaddha
  527. Pratibadhaka
  528. Pratibhana
  529. Pratibhanapratisamvid
  530. Pratibhasa
  531. Pratibhatu
  532. Pratibimba
  533. Pratibimbopama
  534. Praticchaka
  535. Pratigha
  536. Pratighacitta
  537. Pratighanushaya
  538. Pratighaprahana
  539. Pratighata
  540. Pratigrahaka
  541. Pratiharya
  542. Pratiharyasamdarshana
  543. Pratihata
  544. Pratijna
  545. Pratijnottaraka
  546. Pratijnottarana
  547. Pratikamkshanata
  548. Pratikankshana
  549. Pratikriti
  550. Pratikshepa
  551. Pratikshipanti
  552. Pratikshipat
  553. Pratilabdha
  554. Pratilambha
  555. Pratilambhata
  556. Pratima
  557. Pratimarupaka
  558. Pratinivarana
  559. Pratipad
  560. Pratipaksha
  561. Pratipakshaprabhavita
  562. Pratipakshika
  563. Pratipakshikasiddhanta
  564. Pratipalana
  565. Pratipanna
  566. Pratipattavya
  567. Pratipatti
  568. Pratipaurushika
  569. Pratipaurushikasiddhanta
  570. Pratiprashrambhana
  571. Pratirupa
  572. Pratisamdhi
  573. Pratisamgraha
  574. Pratisamkhya
  575. Pratisamkhyana
  576. Pratisamlayana
  577. Pratisamlina
  578. Pratisamvid
  579. Pratisara
  580. Pratisarika
  581. Pratisharana
  582. Pratishedha
  583. Pratishedhana
  584. Pratishiddha
  585. Pratishiddhamarga
  586. Pratishrambhana
  587. Pratishruta
  588. Pratishrutka
  589. Pratishrutkopama
  590. Pratishthana
  591. Pratishthapya
  592. Pratishthita
  593. Pratityasamutpada
  594. Pratityasamutpadanaya
  595. Prativedha
  596. Prativedhana
  597. Prativedhanabhavya
  598. Prativedhya
  599. Prativijnapti
  600. Prativijnaptilakshana
  601. Pratyagrarupa
  602. Pratyaksha
  603. Pratyakshadeva
  604. Pratyakshin
  605. Pratyamitra
  606. Pratyanayana
  607. Pratyarthika
  608. Pratyasannabuddhi
  609. Pratyavekshana
  610. Pratyavekshanata
  611. Pratyaya
  612. Pratyayalakshana
  613. Pratyayasamagri
  614. Pratyeka
  615. Pratyekabuddha
  616. Pratyekabuddhajnana
  617. Pratyekabuddhaniyama
  618. Pratyekayana
  619. Pratyusha
  620. Pratyutpanna
  621. Pratyutpannabuddha
  622. Pratyutpannacitta
  623. Pratyutpannasamadhi
  624. Pratyutpannasamadhi-sutra
  625. Pravacana
  626. Pravada
  627. Pravahayitum
  628. Pravajita
  629. Pravala
  630. Pravana
  631. Pravanata
  632. Pravarabhuja
  633. Pravaragramati
  634. Pravardhita
  635. Pravarshaka
  636. Pravartaka
  637. Pravartana
  638. Pravartita
  639. Pravega
  640. Pravesha
  641. Praveshajnana
  642. Praveshana
  643. Praveshasamadhi
  644. Pravicaya
  645. Pravishta
  646. Praviveka
  647. Pravivikta
  648. Pravrajita
  649. Pravrajitasamvara
  650. Pravrajya
  651. Pravrita
  652. Pravritti
  653. Prayatna
  654. Prayoga
  655. Prayogamarga
  656. Prayogavirya
  657. Prayogika
  658. Prayoktavya
  659. Prayukta
  660. Preksha
  661. Prema
  662. Preshaka
  663. Preta
  664. Pretasutra
  665. Prishtha
  666. Prita
  667. Prithagjana
  668. Prithivi
  669. Prithivicala
  670. Prithividhatu
  671. Prithivipradesha
  672. Prithivirajas
  673. Prithivirasa
  674. Prithivisama
  675. Prithu
  676. Priti
  677. Pritisukha
  678. Prityahara
  679. Priyadarshana
  680. Priyadarshin
  681. Priyapudgala
  682. Pubba
  683. Puccha
  684. Puci
  685. Pudgala
  686. Pudgaladrishti
  687. Puja
  688. Pujakarmana
  689. Pujasatkaradana
  690. Pujayitavya
  691. Pujayitva
  692. Pujita
  693. Pukkusati
  694. Pukshari
  695. Puluvaka
  696. Pumava
  697. Punarbhava
  698. Punarbhavakshetra
  699. Punarvasu
  700. Punarvasuka
  701. Punarvasunakshatra
  702. Pundarika
  703. Pundarikaksha
  704. Pundarikanetra
  705. Pundarikarajan
  706. Pundarikasamadhi
  707. Punjaka
  708. Punnavato
  709. Puṇya
  710. Puṇyadatta
  711. Punyajnana
  712. Punyakarman
  713. Punyakriyavastu
  714. Punyakshetra
  715. Punyalakshana
  716. Punyalamkara
  717. Punyaprasava
  718. Punyapratipad
  719. Punyarashi
  720. Punyasambhara
  721. Punyatejas
  722. Pupphusa
  723. Puraka
  724. Purandara
  725. Purasha
  726. Puraskrita
  727. Purastat
  728. Puratthima
  729. Purayitavya
  730. Purayitva
  731. Purima
  732. Purimadakkhina
  733. Purisha
  734. Purivapranidhana
  735. Purnabhadra
  736. Purnaka
  737. Purnakumbha
  738. Purnavardhana
  739. Purusha
  740. Purusha-sukta
  741. Purushadamyasarathi
  742. Purushalakshana
  743. Purushapudgala
  744. Purushapura
  745. Purusharshabha
  746. Purushasimha
  747. Purushendriya
  748. Purva
  749. Purvabhadrapada
  750. Purvabhadrapadanakshatra
  751. Purvabhava
  752. Purvabhimukha
  753. Purvabuddha
  754. Purvadakshina
  755. Purvaduhkha
  756. Purvadvara
  757. Purvajanman
  758. Purvaka
  759. Purvakarma
  760. Purvamgama
  761. Purvamukha
  762. Purvanivasa
  763. Purvanivasanusmriti
  764. Purvanivasanusmritijnana
  765. Purvanta
  766. Purvapara
  767. Purvaphalguni
  768. Purvaphalguninakshatra
  769. Purvapratijna
  770. Purvaratra
  771. Purvardha
  772. Purvashadha
  773. Purvashadhanakshatra
  774. Purvatara
  775. Purvavideha
  776. Purvayogasampanna
  777. Pushkalanga
  778. Pushkara
  779. Pushkarasarin
  780. Pushkarava
  781. Pushkaravati
  782. Pushkarini
  783. Pushkirinisara
  784. Pushpa
  785. Pushpabali
  786. Pushpabhuti
  787. Pushpadanta
  788. Pushpadhupa
  789. Pushpaketu
  790. Pushpamala
  791. Pushpamalya
  792. Pushpamandita
  793. Pushpamanjarimandita
  794. Pushpamukuta
  795. Pushpaparipalana
  796. Pushpaphala
  797. Pushpaprabha
  798. Pushpasamudbhuta
  799. Pushpasvara
  800. Pushpavakirna
  801. Pushpavarsha
  802. Pushpavriksha
  803. Pushti
  804. Pushya
  805. Pushyagupta
  806. Pushyanakshatra
  807. Pustaka
  808. Puti
  809. Putika
  810. Putikakaya
  811. Putkasa
  812. Putra
  813. Putradara
  814. Putrapautra
  815. Putravat
  816. Puya
  817. Puyashonita
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