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paramita

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[pah-ruhm-i-tuh] / pɑˈrʌm ɪ tə /

noun

Buddhism.

any of the practices prescribed for one aspiring to nirvana.

Etymology

Origin of paramita

< Sanskrit and Pali pāramitā perfection

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