paramita

[ pah-ruhm-i-tuh ]

nounBuddhism.
  1. 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 Saltus
  • In a moment both had gone and Leilah, again alone, reopened the little treatise on the Paramitas.

    The Monster | Edgar Saltus