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The word appears to be derived from the Pali _paritta_, a defence, and though the Pali scriptures do not sanction this use of the Buddha's discourses they countenance the idea that evil may be averted by the use of formulæ. [
Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 Charles Eliot 1896
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