Culaccharasanghata Sutta, Cūḷaccharāsaṅghāta-sutta: 1 definition
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Culaccharasanghata 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)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesIf for just the duration of a finger snap a monk indulges in a thought of goodwill and cultivates a thought of goodwill, he is verily to be called a monk. Earnestness, above all other things, encourages the arising of good states; indulgence, worst of all things, encourages evil states (A.i.10).
It is said (AA.i.40) that this sutta was preached at Jetavana to counteract the effects of the Aggikkhandhopama Sutta, which frightened many monks, causing them to revert to the lay life, the Order being thereby greatly impoverished in numbers. The present sutta was designed to reassure those who were in doubt.
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: Sutta.
Full-text: Aggikkhandopama Sutta.
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