Catubhanavara, Catubhāṇavāra, Catu-bhanavara: 1 definition
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Catubhanavara 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.
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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesCatubhanavara refers to a compilation of twenty seven extracts from the five Nikayas, chiefly from the Khuddaka Patha. It also includes several suttas and all the well known Parittas (q.v.). The date of compilation and the author are not known. There is a commentary to the book called the Sarattha Samuccaya, written by a pupil of Ananda Vanaratana Thera, and a Sinhalese paraphrase of the eighteenth century, written by Saranankara Sangharaja. See Introd. to Sarattha Samuccaya (H.B.S.); also Gv.65, 75.
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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Partial matches: Catu, Bhanavara.
Starts with: Catubhanavarapali.
Full-text: Sirivijayarajasiha, Catubhanavara-pali, Saranankara.
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The Catu-Bhanavara-Pali (critical study) (by Moumita Dutta Banik)
Efficiency of Paritta (Buddhist protecting charms) < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
The first Bhanavara (Introduction) < [Chapter 2 - Subject Matter of the First Bhanavara]
The Book of Protection (by Piyadassi Thera)