Devaduta Sutta, Devadūta-sutta: 1 definition
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Devaduta 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 NamesDeals with the three warning messengers of death - the sight of old age, the sight of illness and the sight of death. The man who fails to pay heed to these messengers and is guilty of unrighteousness is condemned by Yama to the tortures of the Mahanirayas, which are described in detail (A.i.138f; cp. Makhadeva Jataka).
The same sutta, with several variations, is given at greater length in the Majjhima Nikaya (M.iii.178ff), where five messengers are spoken of, the first and fourth being the sight of a new born babe and the sight of a guilty robber being punished for his offences respectively. The sutta is referred to for a description of Avici (DhA.i.107; also AA.i.21). It was preached by Mahadeva to the people of Mahisamandala (Mhv.xii.29; Mbv.114), and by Mahinda at Anuradhapura, on the first day of the latters arrival there, when one thousand people became sotapannas (Mhv.xiv.63).
The Majjhima version of the sutta is given (E.g., MA.i.135) as an example of a discourse where the Buddha starts the sermon with a simile and then preaches the Doctrine.
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: Devaduta, Sutta.
Full-text: Mahisamandala, Niraya, Milakkha Tissa, Mahinda.
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