Saratthadipani, Sāratthadīpanī: 1 definition
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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesA tika on Buddhaghosas Samantapasadika, by Sariputta Thera of Ceylon. Many of the illustrative stories are about Ceylon monks.
The book contains a valuable account of the eighteen sects into which the Sangha was divided at the time of the Third Council. Gv.61, 65; SadS.62; P.L.C.192 f ; Bode, op. cit., 39.
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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Ends with: Madhusaratthadipani.
Full-text: Anguttaranavatika, Samantapasadika.
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The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Part 10 - Mahāvajira Insight Knowledge (Vipassanā-ñāṇa) < [Chapter 7 - The Attainment of Buddhahood]
Biography (25): Dabba Mahāthera < [Chapter 43 - Forty-one Arahat-Mahatheras and their Respective Etadagga titles]
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A Survey of Paramattha Dhammas (by Sujin Boriharnwanaket)
Chapter 1 - The Scriptures And Their Commentaries < [Part 1 - General Introduction]