Bhaddekaratta Sutta: 1 definition
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Bhaddekaratta Sutta 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.
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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesPreached at Jetavana. The true saint is he who does not hanker after the past and does not long for the future. He is not swept away by present states of consciousness, but scanning his heart with insight, he struggles unceasingly to win eternal Changelessness (M.iii.187 ff).
This sutta was learned by Ananda and used by him in an exposition to his colleagues. This exposition was approved by the Buddha and came to be called the Ananda Bhaddekaratta Sutta (M.iii.189 ff). One day, as Samiddhi was drying himself after bathing at Tapoda in Rajagaha, a deity questioned him on this sutta, and he had to confess his ignorance. Samiddhi then went to the Buddha and asked him about the sutta, and the Buddha preached to him only the verses, with no explanation. The monks, who were present, thereupon asked Maha Kaccana for a detailed exposition. He gave it, and the monks referred it to the Buddha who advised them to remember it. This exposition came to be called the Maha Kaccana Bhaddekaratta Sutta (M.iii.192 ff).
Similarly, Lomasakangiya was asked about the sutta by the god Candana, when he was staying in the Nigrodharama at Kapilavatthu. He, in his turn, had to confess his ignorance, and Candana taught him the verses, which, he said, were uttered by the Buddha during his visit to Tavatimsa. When he went to preach the Abhidhamma. The Commentary (MA.ii.962) explains that the Buddha preached this sutta for the benefit of devas who could not understand the Abhidhamma. Lomasakangiya learnt the verses, and, going to the Buddha, questioned him concerning them. The Buddha made them clear to him. This account is called the Lomasakangiya Bhaddekaratta Sutta (M.iii.199ff).
Extracts from the Bhaddekaratta Sutta are uttered by speakers in the Hatthipala Jataka (J.iv.481) and the Mahakapi Jataka (J.v.66).
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).
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Partial matches: Sutta.
Ends with: Ananda Bhaddekaratta Sutta, Lomasakangiya Bhaddekaratta Sutta, Maha Kaccana Bhaddekaratta Sutta.
Full-text: Lomasakangiya Bhaddekaratta Sutta, Ananda Bhaddekaratta Sutta, Lomasakangiya, Maha Kaccana Bhaddekaratta Sutta, Samiddhi, Candana, Nigrodharama.
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Guide to Tipitaka (by U Ko Lay)
Part IV - Vibhahga Vagga < [(c) Uparipannasa Pali]
Philosophy of language in the Five Nikayas (by K.T.S. Sarao)
2.5(c). Majjhima Nikāya (The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha) < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Buddhism: An Integrated Interpretation < [January – March, 1984]
Visuddhimagga (the pah of purification) (by Ñāṇamoli Bhikkhu)
C. Classification of the Aggregates < [Chapter XIV - The Aggregates (khandha-niddesa)]
General (conclusion to the direct-knowledges) < [Chapter XIII - Other Direct-knowledges (abhiññā-niddesa)]