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Pariyatti, paṭipatti, paṭivedha
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<p>In <a href="/facts/Theravada_Buddhism/nMhXBXBo">Theravāda Buddhism</a>, <i>pariyatti, paṭipatti, paṭivedha</i> (<a href="/facts/P%C4%81li/HLQW2fvS">Pāli</a>; "Learning; practicing; realizing") is the educational concept consisting of three progressive stages culminating in full understanding of <a href="/facts/Dhamma/q7MFlJPp">the Buddha's teaching</a>. <i>Pariyatti</i> refers to the theoretical study of the Buddha's teaching as preserved within the <i><a href="/facts/Suttas/1jSFL7Wd">suttas</a></i> and <a href="/facts/Atthakatha/68YeFV5t">commentaries</a> of the <a href="/facts/Pali_Canon/UWeKv5NE">Pāli Canon</a>; <i>paṭipatti</i> means to put the theory into practice; and <i>paṭivedha</i> means penetrating the theory or rather experientially realizing the truth of it, that is the attainment of the <a href="/facts/Four_stages_of_awakening/lP8Q6FLj">four stages of awakening</a>. Traditionally, <i>pariyatti</i> serves as the foundation of <i>paṭipatti</i>, and <i>paṭipatti</i> serves as the foundation of <i>paṭivedha</i>. </p><p>The Pāli Canon is the most complete Buddhist canon surviving in a <a href="/facts/Indo-Aryan_languages/hm2N7fYp">classical Indian language</a>, <a href="/facts/P%C4%81li/HLQW2fvS">Pāli</a>, which serves as the school's <a href="/facts/Sacred_language/557K2NXD">sacred language</a> and <i><a href="/facts/Lingua_franca/dlGrD7ra">lingua franca</a></i>. In contrast to <a href="/facts/Mah%C4%81y%C4%81na/hxwvCFe3">Mahāyāna</a> and <a href="/facts/Vajray%C4%81na/pDIn4wcG">Vajrayāna</a>, Theravāda tends to be conservative in matters of the theoretical study of the doctrine (<i><a href="/facts/Pariyatti/IugvMMao">pariyatti</a></i>) and monastic discipline (<i><a href="/facts/Vinaya/ptgTANPE">vinaya</a></i>). One element of this <a href="/facts/Religious_conservatism/2XdCcPzq">conservatism</a> is the fact that Theravāda rejects the authenticity of the <a href="/facts/Mahayana_sutras/RCuh9qpM">Mahayana sutras</a> (which appeared c. 1st century BCE onwards). </p>