Pariyaya Sutta, Pariyāya-sutta: 2 definitions

Introduction:

Pariyaya Sutta 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)

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Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names

Followers of other teachers might say that their teaching was the same as that of the Buddha regarding the five hindrances and the seven limbs of wisdom. But there is a method in the teaching of the Buddha whereby five become ten and seven fourteen. Other teachers cannot satisfactorily explain this method. S.v.108f.

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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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