Tambasumana: 1 definition
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Tambasumana 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 NamesHe was once a minister of Saddhatissa. Having gone to Kottasala on official business he gave to a monk the food prepared by the people for him. He was then born in Vallavahagama and was called Sumana. Later he entered the Order in Brahmanarama and became an arahant. A deity of a timbaru tree provided him and 500 companions with food during the Brahmanatiya famine. Later, during their travels near Kandarajika, the monks, about to eat, had doubts regarding the time because the sun was hidden. Tambasumana threw a stone into the sky, and, making it shine like the sun, dispelled their doubts. The spot came to be called Manisuriya.
On another occasion, at Cullatavalagama, he converted a whole river into ghee from the ford of Valagama vihara to Bhuttakatittha, a distance of two yojanas. Ras.ii.24f.
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: Manisuria, Valagama Vihara, Kandarajika, Cullatavalagama, Vallavahagama, Bhuttakatittha.
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