Anabhirati Bhikkhu Vatthu: 1 definition
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Anabhirati Bhikkhu Vatthu 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 NamesThe story of a discontented monk.
When the monk was away engaged in study, his father fell sick and died before his son could be summoned to see him.
The father, on his death bed, left with his other, younger son, a hundred pieces, to be given to the monk.
At first the monk refused to accept the money, but later he felt a desire to take it and to return to the lay life.
Indecision made him ill and he was taken before the Buddha.
The latter, by getting him to enumerate the things which he could buy with the money, made it clear to him that the amount of his inheritance would be very little, and that no amount of wealth could ever be sufficient to gratify ones needs, relating the Mandhata Jataka to illustrate the truth of his words. DhA.iii.238-45.
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).
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vatthu, Anabhirati, Bhikkhu.
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