Kosambiya Sutta: 1 definition
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Kosambiya 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 NamesPreached at the Ghositarama in Kosambi to the quarrelsome monks of that place.
The sutta deals with amity and the six means of promoting it -
acts, words and thoughts of goodwill, sharing all things with ones fellow celibates, living the higher life in its entirety, following the doctrine that leads to the destruction of Ill, and introspection, which leads to the realisation of truth (M.i.320ff; cp. Upakkilesa Sutta M.ii.152ff).The Kosambaka Sutta is given (E.g., in DA.i.123) as an example of a discourse originating from a quarrel.
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: Kosambiya, Sutta.
Full-text: Kosambaka Sutta, Samagama.
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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]