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pariññaṁ

pariññā

accusative singular feminine of pariññā (noun)

  1. full understanding
  2. complete knowledge
  3. thorough comprehension

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Analysis. pari- (around, all-way round) + √jñā (know), literally 'knowing all around'; the canonical term for the highest knowledge that penetrates the three characteristics of all conditioned things

Etymology. from pari- + jānāti (knows); related to Sanskrit prajñā and English 'recognize', 'know'; the prefix pari- conveys the sense of totality and completeness — knowing that goes all the way around an object

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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