Janavasabha, Janavasabha Sutta: 1 definition
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Janavasabha 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 NamesJanavasabha - A Yakkha, a later birth of King Bimbisara. He appears before the Buddha at the Ginjakavasatha in Natika and declares his identity. He is on his way as a messenger from Vessavana to Virulhaka and reports to the Buddha an account of an assembly of the devas in Tavatimsa which had taken place some time earlier, and which account he claims to have heard from Vessavana.
See Janavasabha Sutta (below).
Janavasabha is a Sotapanna and expresses a wish to be a Sakadagami. He says he remembers fourteen lives in all. D.ii.205f, 207, 214; cp. Janesabha.
Janavasabha Sutta - Ananda asks the Buddha at Ginjakavasatha questions concerning followers of the Buddha in Magadha. The Yakkha, Janavasabha (above), appears and says he was once King Bimbisara and is now reborn into the communion of King Vessavana. He then proceeds to relate a report he had just heard from Vessavana of an assembly of the gods held in Tavatimsa many years earlier, on the full moon day of Asalhi. Sakka presided and there were present also the Four Regent Gods. All the devas rejoiced that their numbers were increasing because so many on earth were following the teachings of the Buddha. Then there appeared in the assembly the Brahma Sanankumara in the guise of Pancasikha; assuming thirty three forms, he took his place by each god of Tavatimsa and confirmed the glad tidings of the increasing number of devas. He then told them of the Four Ways of Iddhi and the Three Avenues of Bliss as taught by the Buddha, and of the seven samadhi parikkhara. Then they all sang the praises of the Buddha. D.ii.200ff. (gr. D.18)
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: Janavasabha, Sutta.
Ends with: Anjanavasabha.
Full-text: Gandharva, Ginjakavasatha, Janesabha, Sanankumara, Ceti, Mahagovinda Sutta, Pancashikha, Assaka, Matsya, Yakkha.
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