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Word Meaning
Pada Word
Padartha-pratibandha Indirectly connected
with an object
Padastha-dhyana Concentration upon
holy chants
Padma-lesya Lotus-pink karmic
stain
Paduka Footprint
Paindastha-dhyana Concentration upon
certain objects made up of the elements of matter
Paksa Thesis
Paksa-sadhya-samsarga Association of the
subject with the probandum
Paksa-suddhi Purification of the
thesis
Paksabhana Knowledge of the
subject
Paksadharmata Subsistence in the
subject
Paksadharmatva Subsistence in the
subject
Paksadosa Fallacy in the
thesis
Paksavacana Statement of the
subject
Paksiya sadhya-sadhana-sambandha Relationship of the
probandum and the probane of the subject
Pamana-siddha Proved by definite
organ of knowledge
Panca-kalyana The five auspicious
events in the life of a Tirthankara; -mahotsava (the celebration of these
events)
Panca-mahavrata see also mahavrata
Panca-namaskara-mantra see also namaskara-mantra
Panca-rupya Five characteristics
Panchendriya Five-sensed.
Pani-patra Hand-bowl
Papa Unwholesome karmas
Papopadesha Preaching of sin to
others.
Para (Samgraha naya) Ultimate
Para prashansa praising others
Para-dravya The being, location,
time, or state, respectively, of other objects
Para-pratipatti Understanding of
others
Paraghata Destructive;
Possessing a limb or organ fatal to others, as a lion’s claws, etc.
Paramanu Atom
Paramatman The highest [the
liberated] soul
Paramesthin The supreme divinity
Paramita Perfection
Paraninda Speaking ill of
others.
Parartha For others (eye
etc.)
Parartha (Anumana) For others (i.e.
syllogistic)
Pararthya Meant for others
Parasamaya The tenants of
others
Paridevana Piteous or pathetic
moaning to attract compassion.
Parigraha Possession
  Worldly attachment.
Parigraha-tyaga Preparatory to the
monk’s life. enjoins a gradual giving up of the world and retiring into some
very quiet place to acquire the knowledge of truth and ultimately to become
fit to be a teacher of the path to Liberation.
Parigrahatyaga-pratima The ninth stage in
which a layman abandons the cares of worldly possessions
Parihara-vishuddhi Ideal and
passionless conduct.
Pariksa Examination
Parinama Modification
Parinami-nitya Eternal but
constantly changing
Parinamika Existence of
knowledge
Parinamin Changing
Paripurna (Naigama) Non-distinguished in
general
Parisaha-jaya Victory over the
afflictions
Parishaha Sufferings.
Parishaha-jaya Sub-dual of
sufferings
Paritapiki-kriya Anything which may
cause mental pain to oneself or others.
Parivrajaka A non-Jaina
mendicant
Parmarthika (Pratyaksa) Transcendental
Paroksa Indirect perception,
accomplished through the senses, inference, etc.
  Non-perceptual
Paroparodhakarana Residence in a place
where one is not likely to be prohibited by others nor where one should be
likely to prohibit others.
Parsad gunaudbhavana proclaiming the good
qualities of others.
Parthivi-dharana Visualization of
certain scenes by means of the earth element
Parvan Jaina holy days
Paryapta rational
five-sensed, fully developable soul.
Paryapti Developable; capable
of developing the body.
Paryaya Mode
  Mode; a synonym for
bhava
  Modification
  Modifications
Paryaya Synonym
Paryayarthikabhasa False point of view
of mode
Paryayastikanaya Point of view of the
mode
Paryusana-parva A ten-day holy
period for fasting during the rainy season
Pasavaccijja Those who follow the
discipline of Parsva
Patra Bowl
Paudgalika Material
Phaddaga A chapter of monks
Phala Fruit
  Resultant
Pinchi A peacock-feather
whiskbroom
Pita Yellow.
Pita-lesya Yellow karmic stain
Pitr-loka World of the Manes
Posadhopavasa The third siksavrata
and fourth pratima; fasting on the eighth and fourteenth days of each lunar
fortnight
Posaha-sala Fasting hall
Prabhavana Illumination
  Propagation of the
path of Liberation.
Prachala Drowsiness.
Prachala-prachala Heavy drowsiness.
Pradesa Space-point; amount
of karma
Pradesha Quantity
pradesha-bandha The particular
number of the molecules actually absorbed.
Pradeshatva Capacity of having
some kind of location in space.
  Spatiality
Pradoshiki-kriya Tendency to accuse
others in anger
Prajna Wisdom
Prakaranasama (Hetvabhasa) Inconclusive
Prakirnaka Miscellaneous; a
group of Jaina canonical texts; scatterd stars
Prakriti kind
Prakrti Original nature of
mind and matter in the Samkhya doctrine; types of karma
Pralaya Demanifestation
Pramada Carelessness
  Negligence;
carelessness; apathy
Pramada-charitra Thoughtless or
inconsiderate conduct, such as plucking flowers or breaking branches of
trees, without any purpose.
Pramana Dimensions
  Organ of knowledge
Pramana-prasiddhatva Definitelly proved
Pramana-vikalpa-prasiddatva Optionally proved
Pramana-vikalpa-siddha Proved as well as
optionally proved
Pramanaikadesatva Cognising a part of
the organ of knowledge
Pramanatva (No definition
given)
Pramanavakya Statement of the
organ of knowledge
Pramanya Validity
Pramatr The knower
Pramatta-virata Total restraint
without overcoming pramada; the sixth gunasthana
Pramatva Organ of knowledge
Prameya Subject
Prameyatva Capacity of being
known by someone, or of being the subject-matter of
  knowledge.
  Knowability
Pramoda Delight at the sight
of beings,better qualified or more advanced than ourselves on the path of
liberation.
Pranatipiki-kriya Depriving another of
vitalities of age, sense-organs, power or respiration.
Pranayama Yogic control of
respiration
Prapyakarita Working in close
contact
Prapyakaritva Contactory nature
Prarambha-kriya trying to persevere
in one’s attachment to worldly belongings.
Prasama Ease
Prasanga-viparyaya Perverted cause
Prasiddha Proved
Prasna Question
Prasnadesa Astrologer (who
answers questions)
Prasnika Who asks question
Prati-narayana A Jaina literary
type; the villian
Pratibandha Hindrance
Pratiharya Miraculous
phenomenon
Pratijna Thesis
Pratikramana Ritualized
confession
Pratima Stages of
renunciation for a layman
Pratimas The Eleven stages of
the Householder’s Life.
Pratipatin (Avadhi) Extinguishing
Pratisedha Negation
Pratisedha-sadhaka (Hetu) Which proves
something negative
Pratisedharupa (Hetu) Negative
Pratisrika Each one of them
Pratita Obstructed
Prativadin Opponent
Pratyabhijna Recognition
Pratyakhyana Renunciation of
certain foods; one of the six avasayakas
Pratyakhyanavarananiya Obstructors of
complete renunciation
Pratyakhyanavaraniya Total-vow-preventing
passions including anger, pride, deceit and greed.
Pratyaksa Direct perception
  Perceptual cognition
Pratyaksa viruddha Contradicted by
perceptual cognition
Pratyaksagamya Perceived directly
Pratyayiki-kriya Inventing new
sense-enjoyments.
Pratyeka Individual; solitary
Pratyeka sharira Individual body; A
body enjoyable by one soul only.
Pratyeka Sharira-Vargana Individual
body-molecule
Pravacana-matrka The eight exercises
that prepare a monk for advanced meditational states
Pravachana-bhakti Devotion to
Scriptures.
Pravachanavatsalatva Tender affection for
one’s brothers on the path of liberation.
Pravrajya Renunciation
Pravrttinimitta Usage
Prayascitta Repentence of
transgressions
Prayashchitta Expiation–internal
austerity.
Prayoga-kriya bodily movement.
Prayogya-labdhi Reduction of karmic
matter in soul attainment of purity due to such a reduction
Prayojaka-vrddha A man, who
comprehends the word
Prayojya-vrddha Elder person, who is
asked to do a thing
Proshadhopavasa Fortnightly must
fast.
  Taking a vow to fast
on 4 days of the month,viz. the two 8th and the two 14th days of every lunar
fortnight.
Prthvi-kayika Earthbodies
Psadha-pratima The fourth
sravaka-pratima
Pudgala Matter
Pudgala Dravya Matter-Substance
pudgala-skandha Aggregate of matter
Pudgalavadin Follower of Buddhist
school which upholds a theory of soul
Puja Worship
Pumveda Masculine.
  Sexual cravings for
a female
Punya-karma Wholesome karma
Punya-ksetra Field of merit
Puranas Name of a class of sacred texts dealing with the lives of Tirthankaras
Purusa Person
  Soul
Purusa-visesa Special soul, i.e.,
the God (Isvara) of the Yoga school
Purusaveda Male-sex-consciousness
Purva A group of fourteen
Jaina canonical texts, now extinct
Purva ratanu smarana-tyaga Renouncing of
thinking over, remembrance of past enjoyment of women.
Purvacara (Hetu) Predecessor
Purvacaranupalabdhi Non-availability of
the predecessor
Puspa Flower