The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1856 page)

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Pra
idh
na
(Buddhist vow):
Prapatti
(Skt., ‘seeking refuge’). A key-concept of
Sr
vai
ava
theology. Synonyms are the Skt.
ara
gati
(‘arriving for protection’),
ny
sa
(‘placing down [one's responsibilities]’ and the Tamil
a
aikkalam
(‘resorting [for protection]’). As a technical term, prapatti does not yet occur in the theological works of
R
m
nuja
, although its existence in the related traditions of the
P
ñcar
tra
and Vaikh
nasas is earlier. Post-R

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