Pariya [either short form of pariyāya, or ger. of pari+ī substantivised (for the regular form paricca) representing an ending -- ya instead of -- tya. -- Bdhgh at Vism 409 takes pariya as nt., but seems to mix it with the idea of a ppr. by defining it as "pariyātī ti pariyaŋ, paricchindatī ti attho"] encompassing, fathoming, comprehending (as ger.); penetration, understanding (as n.). Only in phrase ceto -- pariya -- ñāṇa knowledge encompassing heart or mind (cp. phrase cetasā ceto paricca) D ii.82 sq. (v. l. ˚āya); iii.100 (v. l. ˚āye); DA i.223 (corresp. with pubbe -- nivāsa -- ñāṇa); with which alternates the phrase indriya -- paro -- pariya -- ñāṇa in same meaning (see indriya cpds. & remark on paropariya) J i.78. -- See also pariyatta1 pariyatti, pariyāya 3, and cpds. of ceto.