Parinamana

Parinamana

"Pariṇāmanā" is a Sanskrit term which may be rendered in English as "merit transference" though in common parlance it is rendered as "dedication". [Gäng, Peter and Wetzel, Sylvia (editors)(2004). "Buddhist Terms Multilingual Version". Buddhist Academy Berlin Brandenburg. Source: [http://www.buddhistische-akademie-bb.de/pdf/BuddhistTerms.pdf] (accessed: December 19, 2007)] The Pariṇāmanā or 'dedication' is a standard part of Buddhist spiritual discipline or practice (Sanskrit: "sādhanā") where the practitioner's (or sadhaka's) accumulation of merit, spiritual power or "siddhi" (Sanskrit) is transferred to all sentient beings.

Nomenclature and etymology

Pariṇāmanā (Devanāgarī: परिणामना "transformation; bringing to full development". Tibetan: "bsío ba"). [Source: [http://www.indopedia.org/Parinamana.html] (accessed: December 19, 2007)]

evenfold Highest Practice

Orientalia (2004) in mentioning "punyanumodana" and pūjā states that:

Parinamana - part of the Sevenfold Puja; transfer of merit; the merit earned in punyanumodana may be given over to help ease the sufferings and misfortunes of others who are less fortunate. [Source: [http://www.orientalia.org/dictionary-Buddhist_Dictionary-definition22045-Parinamana.html] (accessed: December 19, 2007)]

In Buddhism, Pariṇāmanā is "...one aspect of the Sevenfold Highest Practice". [Source: [http://www.indopedia.org/Parinamana.html] (accessed: December 19, 2007)] The Sevenfold Highest Practice is an English rendering of "Saptavidhā Anuttarapūjā" (Devanāgarī: सप्तविधा अनुत्तरपूजा; Tibetan: "bla na med pa'i mchod pa rnam pa bdun"). [Source: [http://www.indopedia.org/Sevenfold_Highest_Practice.html] (accessed: December 19, 2007)]

Indopedia in discussing the Sevenfold Highest Practice in relation to the Pratimoksha, sutra and vinaya states that the Sevenfold Highest Practice is:

Possibly related to the Pratimokṣya (Sanskrit) or Pātimokkha (Pali) renunciation vows of the early vinaya, as these suttas and sutras contain some of the same terminology. [Source: [http://www.indopedia.org/Sevenfold_Highest_Practice.html] (accessed: December 19, 2007)]

Parinamana Gatha

Notes

ee also

*Bodhisattva vows

External links

* [http://www.xiang-he.org/exhibition/parinamana_eng.php?lang=eng Parinamana Gatha]


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