Kulumba Sutta: 1 definition

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Kulumba 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.

In Buddhism

Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

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Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names

A discourse, evidently well known, but not included in the Three Rescensions (tisso sangiti) (Sp.iv.742, 743).

The Atthasalini (DhSA.91) gives an extract from it and refers to an infanticide of Kulumba. The quotation is to show that a bodily action may arise also in the mind door.

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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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