Dhatupujaka, Dhātupūjaka: 1 definition
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In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names1. Dhatupujaka. An arahant thera. In the past he obtained a relic of Siddhattha Buddha, which he honoured for five years. Ap.i.224.
2. Dhatupujaka Thera - An arahant. When Siddhattha Buddha died he summoned his relations and paid obeisance to the Buddhas relics (Ap.ii.425). He is probably identical with Uttara Thera. ThagA.i.284.
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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