The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1787 page)
Read The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions Online
Authors: John Bowker
BOOK: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
13.29Mb size Format: txt, pdf, ePub
Par
v
tti
vtti(Skt.,
par
+
vrt
, ‘turn away’). A revolution, according to Buddhists, in one's understanding of reality. The term is not found in the P
li
Tripi
aka
but is used frequently in the writings of the Yog
c
ra (
Vijñ
nav
da
) and of Buddhist
Tantrism
. Through par
v
tti the bodhisattva attains the body of a
Tath
gata
(
tath
gatak
ya
) and is beyond the reach of the illusory world. This is
nirv
na
par
+vrt, ‘turn away’). A revolution, according to Buddhists, in one's understanding of reality. The term is not found in the P
liTripi
akabut is used frequently in the writings of the Yog
cra (Vijñ
navda) and of Buddhist
Tantrism
. Through par
vtti the bodhisattva attains the body of aTath
gata(
tath
gatakya) and is beyond the reach of the illusory world. This is
nirv
naOther books
Shattered by Kailin Gow
Serafina and the Black Cloak by Robert Beatty
Rogue by Rachel Vincent
Finding Me by Dawn Brazil
Deadly Contact by Lara Lacombe
Collide by Melissa Toppen
Black Fallen by Elle Jasper
Tainted Love: A Lovestruck Novella, Book 1 by Lane Hart, Aaron Daniels, Editor's Choice Publishing
Promise Rock 03 - Living Promises (MM) by Amy Lane
