Serini, Serinī: 1 definition
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Serini 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 courtesan of Hatthinipura in the Kuru kingdom. Once a large number of monks assembled there, and when she was asked to help in entertaining them, she abused the monks, calling them shavelings. Later she was born as a peta in a village far away. She revealed her identity to an upasaka, who had come from Hatthinipura on business. He reported the matter to her mother, who gave alms in her name, and after that the peta was happy. Pv.iii.6; PvA.201ff.
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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Full-text: Hatthinipura.
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