Paraprishthibhavati, Parāpṛṣṭhībhavati: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Parāpṛṣṭhībhavati can be transliterated into English as Paraprsthibhavati or Paraprishthibhavati, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryParāpṛṣṭhībhavati (परापृष्ठीभवति).—(compare prec.; [compound] of parā with pṛṣṭhībhavati, q.v.), turns one's back; in simple, literal sense, nirgacchantaṃ °bhūtvā Divyāvadāna 259.24, as he was going away (from the house) turning his back (to it); turns away (in disgust) from (someone deemed unworthy), °bhūtaḥ Śikṣāsamuccaya 283.14, of a Bodhisattva, from greedy people; resumed in -vimukhyasya (so mss., ed. em. vai°) 15—16.
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