Culavedalla Sutta, Cūḷavedalla-sutta: 1 definition
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Culavedalla 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 NamesVisakha visits Dhammadinna and asks her a series of questions on personality, the Noble Eightfold Path, plastic forces sankhara), etc. Dhammadinna explains these things to Visakha, who then consults the Buddha as to whether the explanations are correct.
The Buddha tells him that he himself would have given the same answers and praises Dhammadinnas erudition (M.i.299f).
The sutta forms a kind of commentary on certain psychological terms, such as sakkaya, sankhara, etc.
See Vedalla.
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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Guide to Tipitaka (by U Ko Lay)
Part V - Ciilayamaka Vagga < [(a) Mulapannasa Pali]
Philosophy of language in the Five Nikayas (by K.T.S. Sarao)
2.5(c). Majjhima Nikāya (The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha) < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Biography (5) Dhammadinnā Therī < [Chapter 44 - Life Histories of Bhikkhunī Arahats]