Tassa Sutam Sutta, Tassa-sutaṃ-sutta: 1 definition

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Tassa Sutam Sutta 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)

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Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names

A group of suttas in which the Buddha is asked why beings are born among the different kinds of Nagas.

He replies that it was because men who had practised double dealing, having heard that birth among Nagas was happy, wish to be born there. S.iii.243f.

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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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