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Mettagu 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 NamesOne of the sixteen disciples of Bavari who visited the Buddha. His question (puccha) to the Buddha was as to how various ills originated in the world, and the Buddhas answer, that it was through upadhi. At the end of the sermon Mettagu and his thousand followers attained arahantship (SN.vss.1006, 1049 60; SNA.ii.592).
According to the Apadana (ii.342f), he gave away alms worth sixty crores of gold before joining Bavari.
In the time of Sumedha Buddha he was an ascetic living near Mount Asoka in Himava, in a hermitage built for him by Vissakamma. There the Buddha visited him, and the ascetic gave him a bowl filled with ghee and oil. As a result, he was eighteen times king of the gods and fifty one times king of men.
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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