Anathapindikovada Sutta, Anāthapiṇḍikovāda-sutta: 1 definition
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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesAddressed by Sariputta to Anathapindika when he lay on his deathbed. It was an exhortation to him not to cling to mundane things. It is said that at the end of the sermon the banker wept aloud, never before having heard such a homily. Soon after, he died and was born as a deva, in which form he came to Jetavana and paid homage to the Buddha (M.iii.258-63).
In this sutta Sariputta says that such sermons were not vouchsafed to the white robed laity but reserved for the duly ordained (M.iii.261), a statement sometimes quoted as evidence of an esoteric doctrine in Buddhism.
Anathapindika makes a request that such suttas should also be preached to laymen because there are young men whose eyes are but slightly dimmed.
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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Guide to Tipitaka (by U Ko Lay)
Part V - Vibhahga Vagga < [(c) Uparipannasa Pali]
The Life of Sariputta (by Nyanaponika Thera)
Majjhima Nikaya < [Part IV - Discourses Of Sariputta]
Dhammapada (Illustrated) (by Ven. Weagoda Sarada Maha Thero)
Verse 400 - The Story of Sāriputta being Reviled by His Mother < [Chapter 26 - Brāhmaṇa Vagga (The Brāhmaṇa)]
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]
The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Biography (2): Anāthapiṇḍika, The Rich Man < [Chapter 45a - The Life Stories of Male Lay Disciples]
The Buddha and His Teachings (by Narada Thera)