pariyosāna

  1. end, finish, conclusion Ja.i.106 (sacca˚ = desanā˚); Pv-a.9 (desanā and passim), Pv-a.136 (āyūha˚), Pv-a.162 (id.), Pv-a.281 (= anta) Often contracted with ādi beginning & majjha middle (see e.g. Snp-a.327), esp. in phrase ādi-kalyāṇa majjhe; kalyāṇa ˚kalyāṇa with reference to the Dhamma (explained as “ekagāthā pi hi samanta-bhaddakattā dhammassa paṭhamapadena ādik˚ dutiyatatiya-padehi majjhe k pacchima-padena pariyosānak˚” etc. at Snp-a.444), e.g. DN.i.62; Iti.111 & passim.
  2. end, i.e. perfection, ideal Arahantship (see on these fig. meanings and its appln to Nibbāna DN-a.i.175, DN-a.i.176) DN.i.203 (brahmacariya +), DN.ii.283 (cp. Dial. ii.316); DN.iii.55 (brahmacariya +) SN.v.230; AN.iii.363 (nibbāna˚), AN.iii.376 (brahmacariya˚) Vism.5.

pari + osāna of ava +