…be a re-translation of P. paritta, which may correspond to Sk, prarikta, pp of pra + ric, meaning “that which is exceeded,” i.e. left…

…come to be regarded as a paritta to ward off all dangers and constitute the Aṅgulimāla Paritta.

In the Aṅgulimāla Sutta he is addressed…

A class of devas belonging to the Subha Devas. MN.iii.102 Beings are born among them after attaining the third jhāna.

A class of devas included among the Ābhā gods. MN.iii.102

They belong to the plane of the second jhāna. Beings are born there by virtue of absorbing the idea of lesser brilliancy. MN.iii.147

…the group includes the Parittasubhā, the Appamāṇasubhā and the Subhakiṇhā. MN.iii.102

Subhā²Kammāradhītā

The daughter…

A generic name for devas distinguished for their brilliance, such as the Parittābhā and the Appamāṇābhā. MN.iii.102

Parittābha: and paritta-subha: are 2 classes of divine beings of the fine-material sphere; see: deva II.

…thoka, lamaka, jatukka, parittaka Mnd.306); Dhp.174; Ja.i.262; Pp.39
■ nt. appaṃ a little, a small portion, a trifle; pl. appāni small…

…Dhp-a.ii.160); Pv.i.10#2 (= paritta Pv-a.48); Pv.ii.9#39; Pp.62; Pv-a.6, Pv-a.60 (= paritta). f. appikā Ja.i.228
■…

atta (the latter is the form used in comp^n.)

I. Inflection

1. of attan- (n. stem); the foll. cases are the most freq:
   ■ acc. attānaṃ DN.i.13, DN.i.18 …

developed, made to become by means of thought, cultured, well-balanced AN.v.299 (cittaṃ parittaṃ abhāvitaṃ; opp. cittaṃ appamāṇaṃ subhāvitaṃ); Snp.516, Snp.558.

pp. of bhāveti

…or in a certain state, as paritta˚ & mahā˚; Vb.340 te˚; in 3 planes Snp-a.4 (of the 5 Khandhas), Snp-a.510…

…or in a certain state, as paritta˚ & mahā˚; Vb.340 te˚; in 3 planes Snp-a.4 (of the 5 Khandhas), Snp-a.510…

…seeing far, knowing little = paritta-dassa thoka-dassa Cnd.69). Cp. akkha˚ a judge Mil.114. -su˚; easily perceived (opp. duddasa)…

…Pp.67, Pp.68; Vism.414 (˚paritta).

• -ālu adorned with flags Thag.164 = Ja.ii.334 (: dhajasampanna Com.); *…

…Pv-a.74 etc. Opp. the 2000 paritta-dīpā the smaller islands Kp-a.133 2. fig. shelter, salvation etc. (see also tāṇa):…

…DN-a.i.195; Pv-a.60 (= paritta khaṇika). 2. small, inferior, poor, unreliable, mean MN.ii.47 (˚jacca of inferior birth); AN.ii.34; Snp.757…

…AN.iv.136 (appakaṃ parittaṃ); Snp.181 Snp.440, Snp.574, Snp.577, Snp.931, Snp.1077; Dhp.110, Dhp.111, Dhp.130; Ja.i.222; Pv.i.11#11…

…Pv-a.161 (& a˚).; -paritta one on whom a protective spell has been worked, charm-protected Mil.152…

…khandhas Vism.411 sq.

• -paritta protective spell as regards the khandhas (as Name of a Suttanta) Vism.414. *…

…santati˚, addhā˚)

• -paritta small as a moment Vism.238.

Derivation unknown. It has been suggested that khaṇa and the…

…AN.iv.137 (jīvitaṃ parittaṃ l.) Mil.344 (āpatti). 2. light, buoyant Thag.104 (kāyo) Dhs.648; Mil.105; Pv-a.280. atilahukaṃ (adv.)…

…DN.ii.128 = Ud.83 (udakaṃ parittaṃ luḷitaṃ āvilaṃ) Ja.vi.63; Mnd.488 (āvila +); Mil.35, Mil.177, Mil.220 (˚citta), Mil.383 (a˚);…

…Dhs-a.45 (dhammā); paritta -m- uḷāra Sdhp.260. 2. of time: paṭhame yāme majjhima˚…

…to men
■ Ja.i.200 (+ paritta), Ja.iii.511 (˚ṃ karoti to utter a charm, cast a spell); Dhp-a.iv.227. There are several special charms…

…inferior wisdom Snp.890 (= paritta-pañña Mnd.299);

• -sevin of vile pursuit AN.i.126.

Sk. nihīna, pp. of nihīyati or…

…Snp.954; Snp-a.347 (= paritta lāmaka)
■ More freq. in neg. form anoma not inferior i.e. excellent.

Vedic avama,…

adjective inferior, posterior Vin.i.19; Vin.ii.159; MN.ii.47; Snp.692 (= paritta Snp-a.489; cp. omaka) Ja.i.381.

ora + ka

…Snp.924 (Pot. parittase, interpreted by Mnd.373 as taseyya, uttaseyya, bhāyeyya thus taken as tasati²); Mil.253, Mil.400;…

…Snp.924 (Pot. parittase, interpreted by Mnd.373 as taseyya, uttaseyya, bhāyeyya thus taken as tasati²); Mil.253, Mil.400;…

…appa); Pv-a.51 Sdhp.42
■ f. parittikā Thag.377.

paritta¹ + ka

adjective being in dread of (-˚) SN.i.201.

pari + tāsin, fr. tāsa of tasati²

adjective safeguarding against, sheltering against, keeping away from Vism.376 (angāra-vassaṃ p. thero).

fr. pari + tāyati

protection, shelter, refuge, safeguard, safety DN.i.9 (sara from an arrow, i.e. a shield); DN.iii.189; Ja.vi.455; Pv-a.284; Sdhp.396.

• -kitikā a protecting arrangement Vin.ii.152, cp. *Vin Texts …

…honti); Mil.285 (dvisahassa-paritta-dīpa-p˚ ā cattāro mahā dīpā); Vism.37; Dhp-a.iii.262 (pañcasatabhikkhu˚); Pv-a.53…

…learn thoroughly Vin.iv.305 (parittaṃ a charm) DN.i.117 (= jānāti DN-a.i.117); AN.iii.86 (dhammaṃ); fut pariyāpuṇissati Dhp-a.i.382…

…(jāti˚) Kp-a.176 (paritta-dīpā). Also BSk. pañ’opasthāyikā-śatāni Divy.529; pañca-mātrāṇi strī-śatāni Divy.533
…

…Pv.i.5#12) or little (paritta DN-a.i.110; appa SN.ii.229); as adj. (-˚) mahā˚ SN.i.191 opp. appa˚ MN.ii.5. puñña is defined at…

shelter, protection, care AN.ii.73 (+ parittā); Mhvs.25, Mhvs.3; Ja.i.140 (bahūhi rakkhāhi rakkhiyamāna); Pv-a.198 (˚ṃ saṃvidahati) Often in combination rakkhā + āvaraṇa (+ gutti) shelter defe …

Ratana¹

neuter

1. (lit.) a gem, jewel Vv-a.321 (not = ratana², as Hardy in Index) Pv-a.53 (nānāvidhāni)
   ■ The 7 ratanas are enumerated under veḷuriya (Mil.267). They are …

…is so beautiful Vv-a.76; parittakassa kusalakammassa t. = quidem Pv-a.51; paṃsukūlikangaṃ t. in the first place Vism.62. 3. concessive …

shelter, protection refuge, esp. as tt. of shelter & peace offered by the Dhamma. Mostly in combⁿ with leṇa & saraṇa; (see [dīpa & abhaya;](/define/dīpa & abhaya;)), in var. contexts, esp …

…Vv-a.305; Pv-a.189
■ paritta˚; sand (on the head) as an amulet Ja.i.396, Ja.i.399
■ In compounds usually vālika˚. Cp….

wind. There exists a common distinction of winds into 2 groups: “internal and “external” winds, or the ajjhattikā vāyo-dhātu (wind category), and the bāhirā. They are discussed at Vb.84, quoted a …