Petakopadesa, Peṭakopadesa: 2 definitions

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Petakopadesa 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)

[«previous next»] — Petakopadesa in Theravada glossary
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names

A treatise on textual and exegetical methodology, generally ascribed to Maha Kaccayana (Gv.59) and included (by the Burmese) in the Khuddaka Nikaya (Bode, op. cit., 5).

A tika on this work is ascribed to a teacher named Udumbara (?). Gv.65.

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).

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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

[«previous next»] — Petakopadesa in Mahayana glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Peṭakopadesa (पेटकोपदेस) is a well-known work and according to E. Hardy, it dates from the beginning of our era. It is a semi-canonical work: the Singhalese tradition rejects it among the extra-canonical books; by contrast, the Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra includes it among the Abhidharmas, and the Burmese Buddhists include it, along with the Pettipakaraṇa, the Suttasaṃgaha and the Milindapañha, in the canonical collection of the Khuddakanikāya. The Peṭakopadesa is one of the main sources of Buddhagosa’s Visuddhimagga and Upatissa’s Vimuktimārga. – According to the evidence of Helmer Smith, it is still in use in Ceylon.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

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