Sakalika Sutta, Sakalikā-sutta: 2 definitions
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In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names1. Sakalika Sutta. Seven hundred devas of the Satullapa group visit the Buddha at Maddakucchi as he lay grievously hurt by a stone splinter. They express their admiration, in various ways, of the Buddhas mindfulness and self possession and blame his enemy (Devadatta) for trying to injure so marvellous a being. S.i.27f.
2. Sakalika Sutta. Mara approaches the Buddha at Maddakucchi as he lay there in great pain, and tries to grieve him by saying that he is idle and full of brooding thoughts. The Buddha denies the charge. S.i.110.
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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