paramita
[ pah-ruhm-i-tuh ]
nounBuddhism.
any of the practices prescribed for one aspiring to nirvana.
Origin of paramita
1<Sanskrit and Pali pāramitā perfection
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How to use paramita in a sentence
Leilah, who had been considering the Paramitas, started at the attack which instantly was followed up by another.
The Monster | Edgar SaltusIn a moment both had gone and Leilah, again alone, reopened the little treatise on the Paramitas.
The Monster | Edgar Saltus
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