Girimananda: 1 definition
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Girimananda 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 NamesHe was the son of King Bimbisaras chaplain and, having seen the might of the Buddha when the Buddha entered Rajagaha, joined the Order. He lived in a village studying, but one day, when he came to Rajagaha to visit the Buddha, the king asked him to remain, promising to look after him. The king, however, forgot his promise, and Girimananda had to live in the open. The gods, fearing to wet him, stopped rain from falling. The king, observing the drought and discovering the reason for it, built him a hermitage wherein the Thera put forth effort and became an arahant.
In the time of Sumedha Buddha he was a householder, and when his wife and children died he fled into the forest in grief. There the Buddha consoled him, and he offered flowers to the Buddha and sang his praises (Thag.vv.325-9; ThagA.i.409ff; Ap.i.330f).
The Giri Sutta was preached in reference to Girimananda, when he lay grievously ill. A.v.108ff.
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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Starts with: Giri Sutta.
Full-text: Giri Sutta, Ashubha.
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The Book of Protection (by Piyadassi Thera)
Discourse 15 - Discourse To Girimananda Thera < [Discourses]
The Catu-Bhanavara-Pali (critical study) (by Moumita Dutta Banik)
(4) Girimananda Sutta < [Chapter 3 - Subject Matter of the Second Bhanavara]
The second Bhanavara (Introduction) < [Chapter 3 - Subject Matter of the Second Bhanavara]
Buddhist Education in Thailand (critical study) (by Smitthai Aphiwatamonkul)
7.1. The Phrapariyattidhamma: Study in the Section of Nakdham Course < [Chapter 2 - The Thai Sangha System of Education]
A Correct Vision (by Venerable Professor Dhammavihari)
Dhamma Letters to Friends (by Nina van Gorkom)
A Fistful of Sand (by Phra Ajaan Suwat Suvaco)