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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names

Once a novice, returning from his alms round, entered his cell and sat down in silence and at ease, not helping the monks with the robe making.

This was reported to the Buddha, who sent for the monk.

The Buddha discovered his abilities, and told the monks to leave him alone as he was one who could win, without toil, the four jhanas (S.ii.277).

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1. Nava Sutta

also called Damma Sutta. Itwas preached in reference to Sariputtas habit when he was on tour of worshipping the direction in which his teacher, Assaji, lived. Others noticed this and said it was a relic of his old brahmanic habit of worshipping the different quarters. But the Buddha said there was no need of Sariputta to do that, for even the devas themselves worshipped him. In the sutta the wise man is compared to a ship (nava) which takes many others across. SN.vs. 316 23; SNA.i.325ff.

2. Nava Sutta

See Vasijata Sutta.

3. Nava Sutta

If a sea going vessel is left stranded on the bank, it is dried up by the wind and sun in the dry season and rotted by water in the rains so are the fetters in the case of a monk who cultivates the Ariyan Eightfold Path. S.v.51.

context information

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: Nava, Sutta.

Ends with: Pannava Sutta.

Full-text: Dhamma Sutta.

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The Life of Sariputta (by Nyanaponika Thera)

Part I - From Birth To The Attainment Of Arahatship

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