Suriyopama Sutta: 1 definition
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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names1. Suriyopama Sutta. Just as the dawn is the forerunner of the sun, so is right view the forerunner of the four Ariyan truths. S.v.442.
2. Suriyopama Sutta. Just as there is darkness in the world till the sun or the moon rises, so is there ignorance of the four Ariyan truths till a Buddha arises. S.v.442f.
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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