Manapakayika, Manāpakāyikā: 1 definition
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Manapakayika 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 NamesA class of devas possessing lovely forms. Once a large number of them visited Anuruddha at the Ghositirama and announced to him that in a trice they could assume any colour they desired, produce any sound, and obtain any happiness. Anuruddha tested their claims and found them to be true.
Some of them sang, some danced, some clapped, some played on various musical instruments, but finding that their entertainment was lost on Anuruddha, they left him. Anuruddha told the Buddha of their visit, and the Buddha explained to him the eight qualities, the possession of which enabled women to be born among the Manapakayika. A.iv.265ff., also ibid., 268, where the Buddha speaks of them to Visakha; cf. AA.ii.773.
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: Visakha Sutta, Nakula.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
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