Arakkhadayaka: 1 definition
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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names1. Arakkhadayaka Thera - An arahant. In a previous birth he built a railing (vedi) round the thupa of the Buddha Siddhattha and made provision for its protection. Six kappas ago he was a king named Apassena. Ap.i.214-15.
2. Arakkhadayaka Thera. An arahant. He put a fence round the thupa of the Buddha Dhammadinna and arranged for its protection. This act resulted in his becoming an arahant in the present age. Ap.i.253.
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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