Bhaddakacca, Bhaddakaccā, Bhaddākaccā: 2 definitions
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Bhaddakacca means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names, Bhaddakacca, Bhaddakaccana, also Subhaddakaccana. See Rahulamata.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraBhaddakaccā (भद्दकच्चा) or Bhaddakaccānā is the name of the wife of the Buddha according to Pāli sources mentioned in a footnote at the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter XXVIII). The wife of the Buddha, mother of Rāhula, is called called in the Pāli sources Rāhulamātā, Bhaddakaccā (Bhaddakaccānā) (Buddhavaṃsa XXVI.15; Mahāvaṃsa II.24), Yasodharā (Buddhavaṃsa Comm., p. 245), Bimbādevī (Jātaka II, p. 392; Sumaṅgala II, p. 422) and Bimbāsundarī (Jātaka VI, p. 478). She was born on the same day as the Buddha (Jātaka I, p. 54) and married him at the age of sixteen (Jātaka I, p. 58).
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Bhaddakaccana.
Ends with: Subhaddakacca.
Full-text: Subhaddakacca, Bhaddakaccana, Rahulamata, Bimbadevi, Bimbasundari, Yashodhara.
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The Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 95: Mahāsudassana-jātaka < [Book I - Ekanipāta]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
The story of Yaśodharā < [Part 2 - Means of acquiring meditation]