Pariyosāna (nt.) [pari+osāna of ava+sā] 1. end, finish, conclusion J i.106 (sacca˚=desanā˚); PvA 9 (desanā˚ and passim), 136 (āyūha˚), 162 (id.), 281 (=anta). Often contracted with ādi beginning & majjha middle (see e. g. SnA 327), esp. in phrase ādi -- kalyāṇa majjhe kalyāṇa ˚kalyāṇa with reference to the Dhamma (expld as "ekagāthā pi hi samanta -- bhaddakattā dhammassa paṭhamapadena ādik˚ dutiyatatiya -- padehi majjhe k˚ pacchima -- padena pariyosānak˚" etc. at SnA 444), e. g. D i.62; It 111 & passim. -- 2. end, i. e. perfection, ideal, Arahantship (see on these fig. meanings and its appln to Nibbāna DA i.175, 176) D i.203 (brahmacariya +); ii.283 (cp. Dial. ii.316); iii.55 (brahmacariya+); S v.230; A iii.363 (nibbāna˚), 376 (brahmacariya˚); Vism 5.