Kumbha Sutta: 2 definitions
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Kumbha 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 Names1. Kumbha Sutta - A pot without support is easily upset, so is it with the mind. Support for the mind is the Noble Eightfold Path. S.v.20f.
2. Kumbha Sutta - A pot, if overset, empties out its water and cannot take it in again. A monk, cultivating the Eightfold Path, empties out Ill and cannot take it in again. S.v.48.
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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