Parāyana
Parāyana,(Parāyaṇa) (nt.) [fr.parā+i,cp.Vedic parāyaṇa highest instance,also BSk.parāyaṇa e.g.Divy 57,327] 1.(n.) final end,i.e.support,rest,relief S.I,38; A.I,155,156 (tāṇa lena dīpa etc.); J.V,501=VI,375 (dīpañ ca p.).-- 2.(adj.--°) (a) going through to,ending in,aiming at,given to,attached to,having one’s end or goal in; also:finding one’s support in (as daṇḍa° leaning on a stick M.I,88; A.I,138),in foll.phrases prevalent:Amata° S.V,217 sq.; tama° Pug.51; Nibbāna° S.IV,373; V,218; brahmacariya° S.I,234; Maccu° S.V,217; sambodhi° D.I,156; II,155; Pug.16.Cp.also Sn.1114 (tap°=tad°,see Nd2 411); Miln.148 (ekantasoka°); DhA.I,28 (rodana,i.e.constantly weeping).‹-› (b) destined to,having one’s next birth in.,e.g.Avīci° J.III,454; IV,159; duggati° PvA.32; devaloka° J.I,218; brahmaloka° J.III,396; Miln.234; sagga° J.VI,329; PvA.42,160; sugati° PvA.89 similarly nīlamañca° Pv.II,25.See also pārāyana.(Page 421)