Cula Dukkhakkhandha Sutta, Cūḷa-dukkhakkhandha-sutta: 1 definition

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Cula Dukkhakkhandha Sutta 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)

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Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names

Mahanama, the Sakiyan, visits the Buddha at Nigrodharama and asks him why it is that evil states of mind arise in one. The Buddha replies that it is because of certain undiscarded states of consciousness, which can be got rid of through renunciation. He proceeds to describe how he, too, failed to find satisfaction before his Enlightenment. He then tells of a conversation he once had on Gijjhakuta with some Niganthas, who believed that suffering could be got rid of through austerities and how he told them of his happiness which was far greater even than that of Bimbisara, king of Magadha. M.i.91ff

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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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