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Prajñāpani A kind of Asatyāmrşā (Vyavahāra) Bhāsā (speech which is neither truth nor a lie-speech for pragmatic purposes); the speech articulated for propounding the truths to the disciples. prajñāpani-vinitavinayasya vineyajanasyopadeśadānam, yathā prānivadhānnivyttä bhavanti bhavāntare prāṇino dirghāyuşa ityādi.
(Prajña 11.37 Vr Pa 259)
Jaina Pāribhāșika Sabdakosa atisūksmārthatattvagahane caturdasapürvina eva vişaye'nuyukte anadhitadvādaśārgacaturdaśapūrvasya prakrstašrutāvaranaviryantarayakşayopasamāvirbhūtā'sādharanaprajñāsaktilabhānnihsamsayam nirūpanam prajñaśravaņatvam.
(Tavā 3.36) See-Prājñaśramana. .
Praạidhāna 1. The process of concentration of body, speech and mind on a specific object which is auxiliary (for meditation) 'pranihāņe' tti prakarsena niyate ālambane dhānam-dharanam manahprabhrtereti pranidhānam.
(Bhaga 18.125 Vr) 2. Concentration (of attention). praņihitih pranidhānam-ekāgratā.
(Sthā 3.96 Vy Pa 115) 3. Samādhi (1). .....avadhānasamādhānapraạidhānāni tu samadhau syuh.
(Aci 6.14) 4. Immaculate state of the psyche (soul).
Prajma Parisaha 1. A type of Parişaha (hardship); the despondency created on account of failure in enriching the knowledge; the ascetic (Muni) should endure such despondency (by considering the lack of knowledge the fruition of his own Karma). se nūņam mae puvvam kammāņānaphalā kadā. jenāham nābhijāņāmi puttho kenai kanhui.. aha pacchā uijjhamti kammāņānaphalā kadā. evamassāsi appāņam naccā kammavivāgayam..
(u 2.40, 41) 2. To have the feeling of conceit of one's erudition such as, "I am expert in the knowledge of Agamas (canonical works) and a versatile scholar of all disciplines; others are just pigmies before me"; such arrogance should be got rid of by the ascetic (M:ini). anga-pūrva-prak rņakaviśāradasya sabdanyayādhyātmanipun isya mama purastāditare bhāskaraprabhābhibhūtakhadyotodyotavannitarām nāvabhāsanta iti vijñānamadanirāsah prajñāparişahajayaḥ pratyetavyaḥ.
(Sasi 9.9)
Pranidhi A type of Yogasamgraha; practising concentration of psyche in a state free from attachment and aversion. (Sama 32.1.3)
Pranitaāhāraviratisamitiyoga āhārapaniya-niddhabhoyaņa-vivajjae samjate.... evam paniyahāraviratisamitijogena bhävio bhavati amtarappa.
(Praśna 9.11) See-Pranita Ahāravivarjana.
Prajnaoragana A type of Buddhi Rddhi (supernatural intellect); the Labdhi (supernatual power) obtained through the intense Kşayopaśama (annihilationcum-subsidence) or Srutajñānāvaraņa (articulate knowledge-veiling) Karma and Viryāntarāya (Karma, obstructing the spiritual energy); exercising this intellect, one can expound very subtle theories of Tattvas (categories of truth), even without undertaking specialized studies. pagadie sudaņāņāvuraņāe viriyamtarāyāe. ukkassakhauvasante uppajjai pannasamaņaddhi.. pannāsavanaddhijudo coddasapuvvisu visayasuhumattam. savvam hi sudam jāņādi akaajjhaaņo viņiyamena.
(Tripra 4.1017, 1018)
Pranītaāhāravivarjana A Bhāvanā (4) (supportive contemplation) of the Brahmacarya Mahāvrata (the fourth great vow of celebacy); to abstain from food which causes accumulation of flesh, fat etc.. pranito---vrsyaḥ snigdhamadhurādirasaḥ kṣiradashinavanitasarpirgudatailapisitamadyāpūpādistadabhyavahāro—bhojanam tato medomajjāśukrādyupacayastasmädapi mohodbhavah, ataḥ satatābhyāsataḥ praņitarasābhyavahāro varjaniya ityātmānam bhāvayed brahmacaryamicchanniti.
(Tabha 7.3 Vr)
Pratara Tapa A type of Itvarika Anasana (fasting for a definite period of time;
