Pataliputtaka Brahmin: 1 definition
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Pataliputtaka Brahmin 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 brahmin of Pataliputta. He and a friend, both of that city, having heard of the virtues of Mahanaga Thera of Kalavallimandapa in Ceylon, came by ship to Mahatittha.
One died on the way, the other went to Anuradhapura, and from there to Rohana, where he took up his abode in Cullanagaragama and visited the Elder in his monastery. Under him he entered the Order and became an arahant. AA.i.384.
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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Partial matches: Brahmin.
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