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According to one the word pratоtyasamutpвda means the origination (_utpвda_) of the nonexistent (_abhвva_) depending on (_pratоtya_) reasons and causes Footnote 1: As I have no access to the Chinese translation of As'vagho@sa's S'raddhotpвda S'вstra_, I had to depend entirely on Suzuki's expressions as they appear in his translation 139 hetupratyaya).

—A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1

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noun Slang The buttocks.

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“Did that make him feel suddenly big and mature and competent—and free up his voice box Poor deluded prat,” Iles said. — Magazine - Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine - 2007-03 - March April
'I been in that dump all afternoon, waiting like a prat, for my number to be called out And? — Also by Lynda La Plante
Either the management heaps on the prat-a-porter antiques, or wallows in frills and dimity, or worst of all, beats it with the Quaint stick until it catches a case of Terminal Rusticity from the knotty-pine paneling and dies. — F ;SF; - vol 096 issue 01 - January 1999
You run the risk of appearing to be either an innocent prat, or worse, a politically motivated propagandist. — newmatilda.com - Comments
The originals were funny with their prat-falls and goofy antics but the latest three, Obama, Biden and Pelosi aren't nearly as good looking and their antics are only cheered by die-hard congressional circus fans, the unions and much of academia. — The Washington Times stories: Latest Headlines