Vasettha Sutta, Vāsettha-sutta: 1 definition
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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names1. Vasettha Sutta. The young brahmins, Vasettha and Bharadvaja, fell to discussing one day, at Icchanankala, as to what makes a true brahmin. Bharadvaja maintained that it was pure descent from seven generations of ancestors, with neither break nor blemish in the lineage, whereas Vasettha contended that virtue and moral behaviour made a true brahmin. As neither could convince the other, they agreed to refer the matter to the Buddha, who said it was not birth but deeds which made the true brahmin. M.ii.196ff. The sutta also occurs in SN., p.115ff.; many of the verses are included in the Brahmana Vagga of the Dhammapada.
2. Vasettha Sutta. The lay disciple Vasettha visits the Buddha at the Kutagarasala in Vesali and states that it would be a good thing for them, for many a day, if his kinsmen, brahmins, trades folk, labourers, etc., kept the uposatha with the eightfold qualifications. The Buddha agrees, and says, further, that it would be good if not only gods and men but even the trees were to keep it. A.iv.258.
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: Vasettha, Bharadvaja, Iccananagala, Pokkharasati.
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