Parushyavada, Pāruṣyavāda, Parushya-vada: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Pāruṣyavāda can be transliterated into English as Parusyavada or Parushyavada, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra1) Pāruṣyavāda (पारुष्यवाद) refers to “harmful speech”; the abstinence thereof represents one of the three paths classified as “vākkarma-patha” (paths of vocal action) according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter XIV).—The paths of vocal action (vākkarma-patha) are four in number: abstaining from falsehood (mṛṣāvāda), slander (paiśunyavāda), harmful speech (pāruṣyavāda) and thoughtless speech (saṃbhinnapralāpa).
2) Pāruṣyavāda (पारुष्यवाद) refers to the five hundred “harmful words”, addressed to the Buddha, according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter XLII.—When a Brāhman addressed five hundred harmful words (pāruṣyavāda) to the Buddha in the full assembly, the Buddha neither changed color nor feeling. And when the same Brāhman, his mind having been tamed, retracted and praised the Buddha with five hundred eulogies, the Buddha manifested neither pleasure (prīti) nor satisfaction (āttamanas). In blame (nindā) as in praise (praśaṃsā), his feelings and his color remain unchanged.
Note: This concerns a young Brāhman of the Bhāradvāja clan whose name was Piṅgika or Paiṅgika in Sanskrit, Piṅgiyānin in Pāli and whose surname was Ākrośaka, the insulter.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Parushya, Vada, Vata.
Full-text: Aklishtacitta, Vakkarma, Paishunyavada, Vyapadanivarana, Pingiyani, Pingiya, Pretasutra, Sambhinnapralapa, Paingika, Mithya, Mithyacodana, Vakkarman, Mrishavada, Codana, Pingika, Kalasutra, Pingiyanin, Tamrastambha, Vyapada.
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