Madhura Sutta: 1 definition
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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names1. Madhura Sutta. Avantiputta, king of Madhura, visits Maha Kaccana, who is staying at the Gundavana in Madhura, some time after the Buddhas death, and questions him regarding the brahmin claims to superiority over other castes. Kaccana points out that wealth confers power on all, not only on brahmins. A brahmin experiences the result of his actions both good and bad, in this world and in the next, just as do members of other castes. A brahmin ascetic receives no more homage than an ascetic of other castes. Avantiputta accepts the Buddhas Faith. M.ii.83 90; cp. Ambattha Sutta; for a discussion see Dial.i.105.
2. Madhura Sutta. On the five disadvantages of Madhura:
the ground is uneven, there is much dust, there are fierce dogs and bestial yakkhas, and alms are obtained with difficulty (A.iii.256).The Commentary explains (AA.ii.646) that the Buddha, during a tour, once entered Madhura, and was on his way to the inner city. But a certain heretic yakkhini stood before him naked, stretching out her arms, her tongue out. The Buddha thereupon turned back and went to the vihara, where the people entertained him and the monks.
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: Madhura, Sutta.
Full-text: Avantiputta, Agganna Sutta, Madhura.
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