Pāli Dictionary

paritta1

paprefixricroottasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

ric2vider

Synonyms

saṅkhitta, appaka, appamattaka, rassa, aṇu, uttāna, pariyantakata, parittaka,

Antonyms

mahanta, appamāṇa, mahaggata, adhimatta, aparitta

general

  • petit; peu; limité; restreint; inférieur; (de temps) court; (d’eau) peu profond

  • small; little; limited; restricted; inferior; (of time) short, brief; (of water) shallow

  • AN 6.63

    katamā ca, bhikkhave, dukkhassa vemattatā? atthi, bhikkhave, dukkhaṃ adhimattaṃ, atthi parittaṃ, atthi dandhavirāgi, atthi khippavirāgi. ayaṃ vuccati, bhikkhave, dukkhassa vemattatā.

  • SN 22.96

    atha kho bhagavā parittaṃ gomayapiṇḍaṃ pāṇinā gahetvā taṃ bhikkhuṃ etadavoca. ettako'pi kho, bhikkhu, attabhāvapaṭilābho n'atthi nicco dhuvo sassato avipariṇāmadhammo sassatisamaṃ tath'eva ṭhassati.

paritta2

pariprefixtārootasuffix

Part of speech

noun

Root

tā3protéger; préserver

general

  • protection; sauvegarde; abri

  • protection; safeguard; shielding

  • Thag 16.10

    sītavātaparittānaṃ, hirikopīnachādanaṃ, matt'aṭṭhiyaṃ abhuñjiṃsu, santuṭṭhā itarītare.

doctrine

  • charme protecteur; amulette; le Paritta (recueil de textes canoniques récités pour la protection)

  • protective charm; amulet; the Paritta (a collection of canonical texts recited for protection)

parittā

approximate

pariprefixtārootāsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

ric2vider

general

  • protection; défense; sauvegarde

  • protection; shielding; safe-guarding

Encyclopedia

Paritta
Text

  • Un recueil de discours protecteurs tirés du Khuddakapāṭha et d’autres textes anciens, récité depuis les temps antiques dans les pays bouddhistes pour repousser la maladie et le danger

  • A collection of protective discourses drawn from the Khuddakapāṭha and other early texts, chanted since ancient times in Buddhist countries to ward off illness and danger.

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