Akankheyya Sutta, Ākaṅkheyya-sutta: 1 definition
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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names1. Akankheyya Sutta - The sixth sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya, preached at Jetavana.
A monk must conform to the sila, the patimokha and the sikkhapadas, whatever be his yearnings, whether to be beloved of his fellows, to be given robes etc., to gain the four jhanas, to make an end of dukkha or to be possessed of such powers as dibbacakkhu, etc. (M.i.33-6)
This sutta is often mentioned (E.g., DA.i.50; MA.i.13) as an example of a discourse preached by the Buddha of his own accord (attano ajjhasayeneva).
2. Akankkheyya Sutta - Preached to the monks at Jetavana on the ambitions that should stir a monks heart. A.v.131-3.
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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