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Dīgha Nikāya
The ''Dīgha Nikāya'' ("Collection of Long Discourses") is a Buddhist scriptures collection, the first of the five Nikāyas, or collections, in the Sutta Piṭaka, which is one of the "three baskets" that compose the Pali Tipiṭaka of Theravada Buddhism. Some of the most commonly referenced suttas from the Digha Nikaya include the '' Mahāparinibbāṇa Sutta'' (DN 16), which describes the final days and passing of the Buddha, the ''Sigālovāda Sutta'' (DN 31) in which the Buddha discusses ethics and practices for lay followers, and the '' Samaññaphala Sutta'' (DN 2) and '' Brahmajāla Sutta'' (DN 1) which describe and compare the point of view of the Buddha and other ascetics in India about the universe and time (past, present, and future); and the '' Poṭṭhapāda'' (DN 9) Sutta, which describes the benefits and practice of Samatha meditation. Overview The Digha Nikaya consists of 34 discourses, broken into three groups: *Silakkhandha-vagga—The Division Conce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikāya
''Nikāya'' () is a Pāli word meaning "volume". It is often used like the Sanskrit word '' āgama'' () to mean "collection", "assemblage", "class" or "group" in both Pāḷi and Sanskrit. It is most commonly used in reference to the Pali Buddhist texts of the Tripitaka namely those found in the Sutta Piṭaka. It is also used to refer to monastic lineages, where it is sometimes translated as a 'monastic fraternity'. The term ''Nikāya'' Buddhism is sometimes used in contemporary scholarship to refer to the Buddhism of the early Buddhist schools. Text collections In the Pāli Canon, particularly, the "Discourse Basket" or ''Sutta Piṭaka'', the meaning of ''nikāya'' is roughly equivalent to the English ''collection'' and is used to describe groupings of discourses according to theme, length, or other categories. For example, the ''Sutta Piṭaka'' is broken up into five nikāyas: * the Dīgha Nikāya, the collection of long (Pāḷi: ''dīgha'') discourses * the Majjhima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subha Sutta
Subha may refer to: *Subah, subdivision of the Moghul Empire territories *Misbaha, Muslim prayer beads, also known as ''subha'' People *Subha (writers), Indian detective novelists * Subha Devakul, Thai writer *Subha Ghosh, Indian footballer * Subha Jay, Malaysian-Indian businesswoman and actress * Subha Nagalakshmi Munchetty-Chendriah or Naga Munchetty, British-Indian journalist and television presenter *Subha Srinivasan, Indian cricketer * Subha Tulfah al-Mussallat, mother of former President of Iraq Saddam Hussain *Subha Varier, Indian space engineer * Subha Venkatesan, Indian sprinter * Subha Rajput Indian actress and model Film and television *'' Subha Lagnam'', 1994 Indian film *''Subha Sankalpam'', 1995 Indian film by K. Viswanath * ''Subha Sankalpam'' (TV series), 2019 Indian soap opera See also *Subah (other) *Shubha (other) *Suba (other) Suba may refer to: Groups of people *Suba people (Kenya), a people of Kenya **Suba language *Suba people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kassapa Sihananda Sutta
Kassapa, Kashyapa, or Kasyapa may refer to: *Kassapa Buddha, also known as Kāśyapa Buddha, an ancient Buddha *Kashyapa I of Anuradhapura (r. 473–495), king of Sri Lanka *Kashyapa or Kāśyapa, a Vedic Hindu sage ** Kashyapa Samhita, Ayurveda treatise attributed to him * Kashyap (caste), a caste in India * Kashyap (surname), an Indian surname See also * Kashyap Colony village in Uttar Pradesh, India *Mahākāśyapa or Mahakassapa, disciple of Śakyamuni Buddha *Kāśyapīya Kāśyapīya (Sanskrit: काश्यपीय; Pali: ''Kassapiyā'' or ''Kassapikā''; ) was one of the early Buddhist schools in India. Etymology The name ''Kāśyapīya'' is believed to be derived from Kāśyapa, one of the original missionar ..., a school of Indian Buddhism, name after a Buddhist missionary of Ashoka from India {{disambiguation, hn Sinhalese names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahali Sutta
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Caste
A caste is a Essentialism, fixed social group into which an individual is born within a particular system of social stratification: a caste system. Within such a system, individuals are expected to marry exclusively within the same caste (endogamy), follow lifestyles often linked to a particular occupation, hold a ritual status observed within a hierarchy, and interact with others based on cultural notions of social exclusion, exclusion, with certain castes considered as either more pure or more polluted than others. The term "caste" is also applied to morphological groupings in eusocial insects such as ants, bees, and termites#caste, termites. The paradigmatic ethnographic example of caste is the division of India's Hinduism, Hindu society into rigid social groups. Its roots lie in South Asia's ancient history and it still exists; however, the economic significance of the caste system in India seems to be declining as a result of urbanisation and affirmative action programs. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajatashatru
Ajatasattu (Pāli: ) or Ajatashatru (Sanskrit: ) in the Buddhist tradition, or Kunika () and Kuniya () in the Jain tradition (reigned c. 492 to 460 BCE, or c. 405 to 373 BCE), was one of the most important kings of the Haryanka dynasty of Magadha in East India. He was the son of King Bimbisara and was a contemporary of both Mahavira and Gautama Buddha. He forcefully took over the kingdom of Magadha from his father and imprisoned him. He fought a war against the Vajjika League, led by the Licchavis, and conquered the republic of Vaishali. The city of Pataliputra was formed by fortification of a village by Ajatashatru. Ajatashatru followed policies of conquest and expansion. He defeated his neighbouring rivals including the king of Kosala; his brothers, at odds with him, went to Kashi, which had been given to Bimbisara as dowry and led to a war between Magadha and Kosala. Ajatashatru occupied Kashi and captured the smaller kingdoms. Magadha under Ajatashatru became the mos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
