Rakkhanga, Rakkhaṅga: 1 definition
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Rakkhanga 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 NamesA country (modern Arakan) from which Vimaladhammasuriya I. obtained a number of monks, headed by Nandicakka, in order to re establish the upasampada in Ceylon (Cv.xciv.15). Vimaladhammasuriya II. did likewise (Cv.xcvii.10; see also Cv.Trs.ii.239, n.1); so did Vijayarajasiha (Cv.xcviii.89; see also Cv.Trs.ii.253, n.2). The last two were helped in their enterprise by the Dutch. Kittisirirajasiha (Cv.xcix.25) is mentioned as having paid special honour to the monks from Rakkhanga.
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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