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+ | '''[[Pariṇāmanā]]''' is a [[Sanskrit]] term which may be rendered in English as "[[merit]] [[transference]]" though in common parlance it is rendered as "[[dedication]]". | ||
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+ | The '''[[Pariṇāmanā]]''' or '[[dedication]]' is a standard part of [[Buddhist spiritual discipline]] or practice where the practitioner's [[accumulation]] of [[merit]] (S. [[puňya]]) is transferred to all [[sentient beings]]. | ||
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== Nomenclature and {{Wiki|etymology}} == | == Nomenclature and {{Wiki|etymology}} == | ||
'''[[Pariṇāmanā]]''' ([[Devanāgarī]]: परिणामना "[[transformation]]; bringing to full [[development]]". [[Tibetan]]: bsío ba). | '''[[Pariṇāmanā]]''' ([[Devanāgarī]]: परिणामना "[[transformation]]; bringing to full [[development]]". [[Tibetan]]: bsío ba). | ||
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+ | In [[Buddhism]], [[Pariṇāmanā]] is "...one aspect of the [[Sevenfold Highest Practice]]". | ||
− | + | The [[Sevenfold Highest Practice]] is an English rendering of [[Saptavidhā Anuttarapūjā]] ([[Devanāgarī]]: [[सप्तविधा अनुत्तरपूजा]]; [[Tibetan]]: [[bla na med pa'i [[mchod pa rnam pa bdun]]). | |
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Revision as of 17:27, 4 February 2016
Pariṇāmanā is a Sanskrit term which may be rendered in English as "merit transference" though in common parlance it is rendered as "dedication".
The Pariṇāmanā or 'dedication' is a standard part of Buddhist spiritual discipline or practice where the practitioner's accumulation of merit (S. puňya) is transferred to all sentient beings.
Nomenclature and etymology
Pariṇāmanā (Devanāgarī: परिणामना "transformation; bringing to full development". Tibetan: bsío ba).
Sevenfold Highest Practice
In Buddhism, Pariṇāmanā is "...one aspect of the Sevenfold Highest Practice".
The Sevenfold Highest Practice is an English rendering of Saptavidhā Anuttarapūjā (Devanāgarī: सप्तविधा अनुत्तरपूजा; Tibetan: [[bla na med pa'i mchod pa rnam pa bdun).