The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1791 page)
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Pariv
ra
(division of Vinayapi
aka):
ra(division of Vinayapi
aka):
AKA
Parivr
jaka
jaka(Skt.,
pari
+
vvraj
, ‘to wander about’). A wandering religious mendicant. Although this term occurs in the early Brahmanic tradition of the
Upani
ads
, it is also applicable to
Buddhist
and
Jain
monks, as well as to Hindu sa
ny
sins. The P
li equivalent is
paribb
jaka
.
pari
+
vvraj
, ‘to wander about’). A wandering religious mendicant. Although this term occurs in the early Brahmanic tradition of the
Upani
ads, it is also applicable to
Buddhist
and
Jain
monks, as well as to Hindu sa
nysins. The Pli equivalent isparibb
jaka.
Pariyatti
.
.
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