sambodhiparāyanā

sambodhiparāyana

masc nom pl of sambodhiparāyana (adj); fem nom sg of sambodhiparāyana (adj); fem nom pl of sambodhiparāyana (adj); nt nom pl of sambodhiparāyana (adj); …

destined for full awakening; culminating in enlightenment

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sam — prefix · together, completely
The prefix sam- (from Indo-European *sem-) gathers things into one unified whole. It is cognate with English 'same' and Latin similis; it works like Latin con-.
bodhi — root · awakening
From √budh 'to wake, perceive'. Cognate with English 'be' and 'bide'. In Buddhist doctrine, bodhi is the final awakening of the Buddha, the complete and perfect insight into the nature of suffering and its cessation.
parāyana — stem · destination, ultimate refuge
A compound of paraṁ 'far, ultimate' (related to Sanskrit para-) and ayana 'going, way' (from √yā 'to go', cognate with English 'way'). In canonical usage, parāyana denotes the ultimate goal or refuge toward which one tends.

Analysis. sam-bodhi-parāyana: compound of sambodhi (full awakening) and parāyana (destination, that toward which one tends). Sambodhi itself is sam- (together, completely) + bodhi (awakening), meaning complete or perfect enlightenment. Parāyana is paraṁ (far, ultimate) + ayana (going, destination): the ultimate destination or refuge. The compound describes one whose supreme goal is full awakening.

Etymology. sambodhiparāyana combines sam- (together, completely — from Indo-European *sem-, as in English 'same' and Latin similis) with bodhi (awakening, from √budh 'to wake', cognate with English 'be' and 'bide'). Parāyana joins paraṁ (far, ultimate, related to Sanskrit para- and English 'far') with ayana (going, from √yā 'to go', cognate with English 'way' and Greek ienai). The term is doctrinal: a person of sambodhiparāyana is one for whom enlightenment is the ultimate refuge and sole destination.

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

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