pratimoksha

noun

pra·​ti·​mok·​sha

ˌprətēˈmōkshə

variants or patimokkha

ˌpətēˈmȯkə

plural -s

: Buddhist rules of monastic discipline

Word History

Etymology

Pali & Sanskrit; Pali patimokkha, from Sanskrit pratimokṣa, literally, liberation, deliverance, from prati toward, near + mokṣa liberation

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