Marakayika Devi: 1 definition
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Marakayika Devi 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 NamesA group of devas, evidently followers of Mara, who were credited by the Pubbaseliyas and Aparaseliyas with making arahants discharge seminal fluid, though neither the arahants nor the devas themselves were guilty of physical impurity (Kvu. 164f.). One of these devas once entered the bodies of five hundred women, friends of Visakha, made them drunk, and caused them to commit gross improprieties in the presence of the Buddha. DhA.iii.102.
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).
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Marakayika, Devi, Tevi.
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