The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1787 page)
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Par
v
tti
vtti(Skt.,
par
+
vrt
, ‘turn away’). A revolution, according to Buddhists, in one's understanding of reality. The term is not found in the P
li
Tripi
aka
but is used frequently in the writings of the Yog
c
ra (
Vijñ
nav
da
) and of Buddhist
Tantrism
. Through par
v
tti the bodhisattva attains the body of a
Tath
gata
(
tath
gatak
ya
) and is beyond the reach of the illusory world. This is
nirv
na
par
+vrt, ‘turn away’). A revolution, according to Buddhists, in one's understanding of reality. The term is not found in the P
liTripi
akabut is used frequently in the writings of the Yog
cra (Vijñ
navda) and of Buddhist
Tantrism
. Through par
vtti the bodhisattva attains the body of aTath
gata(
tath
gatakya) and is beyond the reach of the illusory world. This is
nirv
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