Parisā
Parisā,(f.) [cp.Vedic pariṣad; in R.V,also pariṣad as adj.surrounding,lit.“sitting round,” fr.pari+sad.-- In Pāli the cons.stem has passed into a vocalic ā-stem,with the only preservation of cons.Loc.sg.parisati Vin.IV,285; A.II,180 (ī); J.V,61; DA.I,141 and parisatiṁ M.I,68; A.II,180 (v.l.); J.V,332,besides the regular forms parisāyaṁ (Loc.sg.) Vin.II,296; A.V,70; and parisāsu (Loc.pl.) S.II,27; It.64] surrounding people,group,collection,company,assembly,association,multitude.Var.typical sets of assemblies are found in the Canon,viz,eight assemblies (khattiya°,brāhmaṇa°,gahapati°,samaṇa°,Cātummahārājika°,Tāvatiṁsa°,Māra°,Brahma°,or the assemblies of nobles,brahmins,householders,wanderers,of the angel hosts of the Guardian Kings,of the Great Thirty-Three,of the Māras,and of the Brahmās) D.II,109; III,260; M.I,72; A.IV,307.‹-› four assemblies (the first four of the above) at D.III,236; Nd1 163; other four,representing the Buddha’s Order (bhikkhu°,bhikkhunī°,upāsaka°,upāsikā°,or the ass.of bhikkhus,nuns,laymen and female devotees; cp.same enumn at Divy 299) S.II,218; A.V,10; cp.J.I,40 (catu-parisa-majjhe),85 (id.),148 (id.).-- two assemblies (viz.Brahma°,Māra°) at D.III,260; allegorically two groups of people (viz.sāratta-rattā & asāratta-rattā) M.II,160=A.I,70 sq.-- For var.uses of the word see the foll.passages:Vin.II,188,296 (rājaparisā); III,12 (Bhagavā mahatiyā parisāya parivuto surrounded by a great multitude); IV,153 (Gen.parisāya); M.I,153 (nevāpika°); II,160; III,47; S.I,155 (brahma°),162 sarājikā p.),177; A.I,25 (mahā°),70 (uttānā p.),71 (ariya°),242 (tisso p.); II,19 (°āya mando),133,183,185 (deva°); III,253 (khattiya°); IV,80,114; It.64 (upāsakā °sāsu virocare); Sn.349,825 sq.; J.I,151,264; VI,224 (omissaka°); Pv III,96; Miln.187,249,359 (38 rāja-parisā,or divisions of the royal retinue); PvA.2,6,12,21,78 and passim; Sdhp.277.saparisa together with the assembly Vin.IV,71; adv.°ṁ ThA.69.-- Note.The form of parisā as first part of a cpd.is parisa° (=*parisad,which laṭter is restored in cpd.parisaggata=*parisad-gata).-- See also pārisagga.
--antare within the assembly J.III,61.--âvacara one who moves in the society,i.e.the Brotherhood of the Bhikkhus A.IV,314; V,10.--gata (ggata) having entered a company Sn.397 (=pūga-majjha-gata SnA 377); Pug.29.--ññū knowing the assembly A.III,148; IV,113 (+kālaññū puggalaññū),cp.D.III,252.--dussana defilement of the Assembly A.II,225 (opp.°sobhaṇā).--pariyanta the outer circle of the congregation DhA.I,67; III,172.--majjhe in the midst of the assembly J.I,267; II,352; PvA.11.--sārajja being afraid of the a.Miln.196=Nd2 470 (so read for parisārajja).(Page 437)