Anjanavaniya: 1 definition
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Anjanavaniya 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 NamesSon of a raja in Vesali, in the Vajjian territory. At that time Vesali was faced by the threefold terror of drought, disease and demons. The Buddha quelled the panic by preaching the Ratana Sutta. In the great concourse of listeners was the rajas son who thereupon left the world. He dwelt in the Anjana vana, and in the rainy season, having procured an old couch, he put it on four stones and covered it all round with grass, leaving an open space to serve as door; there he spent his time meditating till he became an arahant (Thag.v.55; ThagA.i.127f).
In a previous birth he was a garland maker, named Sudassana, and gave flowers to Padumuttara Buddha. He was sixteen times born as a king, named Devuttara.
He is evidently identical with Mutthipupphiya of the Apadana (i.142).
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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Full-text: Mutthipupphiya, Anjana Vana.
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