In Buddhism

Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names

1. Kotthita Sutta - A conversation between Maha Kotthita and Sariputta as to whether or not anything exists after the passionless ending, without remainder, of the six spheres of contact (phassayata nanam asesaviraganirodha). The conversation is repeated between Maha Kotthita and Ananda. A.ii.161f

2. Kotthita Sutta - Maha Kotthita asks Sariputta a series of questions as to why the holy life (brahmacariya) is lived by the Blessed One, to all of which Sariputta answers No. He then goes on to explain that the purpose of the holy life is the realisation of the four Ariyan truths. A.iv.382f.

3. Kotthita Sutta - Three suttas. Maha Kotthita visits the Buddha and asks for a brief statement of the Dhamma. The Buddha answers that desire should be put away for that which is (1) impermanent, (2) Ill, (3) without a self. S.iv.145f.

4. Kotthita Sutta - Kotthita visits Sariputta at Isipatana and asks him which is true: to say that the eye is the bond of objects or that objects are the bond of the eye? Sariputta replies that neither is true: the bond consists in the desire and lust arising from their contact. If two men be yoked one to the other, the bond consists not in either of the men but in the yoke tie which binds them. If this were not so, the religious life would be purposeless. S.iv.162f

5. Kotthita Sutta - A group of three suttas containing conversations between Maha Kotthita and Sariputta on what constitutes ignorance. S.iii.175.

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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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Full-text: Arama Sutta, Pema Sutta.

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