Anupubba, Ānupubba: 3 definitions
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Anupubba 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 NamesSetthi of Savatthi. He was so called because he engaged himself in a series of good works, each being of greater merit than the last, with the object of freeing himself from suffering. In the end he entered the Order, but finding the rules too numerous and irksome, he wished to return to the lay life. His colleagues took him to the Buddha, who asked him to observe one rule only - guarding his mind; he agreed and became a Stream enterer. DhA.i.297-300.
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).
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryanupubba : (adj.) successive; gradual.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryAnupubba, (adj.) (anu + pubba) following in one’s turn, successive, gradual, by and by, regular Vin.II, 237 (mahāsamuddo a°-ninno etc.); D.I, 184; Sn.511; J.V, 155 (regularly formed, of ūrū). Cases adverbially: anupubbena (Instr.) by and by, in course of time, later, gradually Vin.I, 83; Dh.239 (= anupaṭipāṭiyā DhA.III, 340); Pug.41, 64; J.II, 2, 105; III, 127; Miln.22; PvA.19. anupubbaso (Abl. cp. Sk. anupūrvaśaḥ) in regular order Sn.1000. ‹-› In compn. both anupubba° & anupubbi° (q. v.).
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Ānupubba, (nt.) (abstr. fr. anupubba) rule, regularity, order Th.1, 727 (cp. M Vastu II.224 ānupubbā). (Page 101)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Anupubba Nirodha, Anupubba Vihara, Anupubbaka, Anupubbakarana, Anupubbam, Anupubbanirodha, Anupubbasikkha, Anupubbata.
Full-text: Anupubba Vihara, Nirodha, Ukkanthita Annatarabhikkhussa Vatthu, Anupubbakarana, Anupurvasamapatti, Anupubbasikkha, Anupubbaka, Anupubbanirodha, Anupubbata, Anupurvaviharasamapatti, Pabbhara, Anupubbikatha, Anupurva, Poṇa, Ninna, Katha.
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Dhammapada (Illustrated) (by Ven. Weagoda Sarada Maha Thero)
Verse 36 - The Story of a Certain Disgruntled Monk < [Chapter 3 - Citta Vagga (Mind)]
The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
The Treatise on the Marks of a Great Man < [Chapter 1 - The Jewel of the Buddha]
Part 4 - The Birth of the Bodhisatta < [Chapter 1 - The Jewel of the Buddha]
The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter XX - Śyāmaka Jātaka < [Volume II]
Buddhist Monastic Discipline (by Jotiya Dhirasekera)