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paribbājako

paribbājaka

masc nom sg of paribbājaka (noun)

1. homeless spiritual seeker; wandering ascetic; lit. who goes around

Etymology. pari + √vaj > baj > bāj + *aka; from √vaj 'go on'; Sanskrit parivrājaka [parivraj]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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