paramita
[ pah-ruhm-i-tuh ]
/ pɑˈrʌm ɪ tə /
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noun Buddhism.
any of the practices prescribed for one aspiring to nirvana.
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Origin of paramita
<Sanskrit and Pali pāramitā perfection
Words nearby paramita
parametritis, parametrium, parametrize, paramilitary, paramimia, paramita, paramnesia, paramo, paramorph, paramorphine, paramorphism
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Example sentences from the Web for paramita
Students of the mahayana present offerings to the Prajna-paramita, to Manjusri, and to Kwan-she-yin.
Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms|Fa-Hsien