Vattha Sutta, Vatthasutta: 2 definitions
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Vattha 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)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names1. Vattha Sutta. Benares cloth is of good colour, pleasant to handle and of great worth when new or of middling wear, or even when worn out. So is a good monk, whether he be a novice, of middle standing, or a senior. A.i.247; cp. Pugg. 34.
2. Vattha Sutta. See Vatthupama.
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).
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryVatthasutta refers to: the Suttanta on clothes (i.e. with the parable of the clothes: vatth’upama-sutta) M. I, 36 sq. quoted at Vism. 377 and SnA 119. (Page 598)
Note: vatthasutta is a Pali compound consisting of the words vattha and sutta.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vattha, Sutta.
Full-text: Vatthupama Sutta.
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