Culamanicetiya, Cūlāmanicetiya: 1 definition
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Culamanicetiya 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 NamesA cetiya in Tavatimsa one league in height, raised by Sakka over the hair cut off by the Buddha when he donned an ascetics robes on the banks of the Anoma (J.i.65).
After the Buddhas death, Sakka added to the hair the right collar bone taken by him from Dona (q.v.), who was trying to conceal it in his turban. DA.ii.609; MT.376; BuA.235; Mhv.xvii.20.
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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