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parinibbāpetā

parinibbāpetar

masc nom sg of parinibbāpetar (noun); masc voc sg of parinibbāpetar (noun)

  1. (of mental defilement) extinguisher; who causes complete quenching (of); lit. who causes to completely blow away

Etymology. pari + nī + vāpe + tar; from √vā 'blow, emit odour'; Sanskrit pari + nirvāpayitṛ [parinirvā]

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

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