Vedalla: 2 definitions
Introduction:
Vedalla 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 NamesThe last of the nine angas or divisions of the Tipitaka, according to matter. (M.i.133; Pug.iv.9; Gv.27; Vin.iii.8; Mil. 263).
It includes such suttas as the
Culla Vedalla, Maha Vedalla, Sammaditthi, Sakkapanha, Sankharabhajaniya, Mahapunnama, and others,which were preached in answer to questions asked through knowledge and joy (sabbe pi vedan ca tutthin ca laddha pucchitasuttanta). DA.i.24.
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 DictionaryVedalla, (nt.) (may be dialectical, obscure as to origin; Bdhgh refers it to Veda 1) Name of one of the 9 aṅgas (see nava) or divisions of the Canon according to matter A. II, 7, 103, 178; III, 88, 107, 361 sq.; IV, 113; Vin. III, 8; Pug. 43; DhsA. 26; DA. I, 24; PvA. 22. The DhsA. comprises under this aṅga the 2 suttas so-called in M. (43, 44), the Sammādiṭṭhi, Sakkapañha, Saṅkhārābhājaniya, Mahāpuṇṇama etc. Suttas, as catechetical DhsA. 26=DA. I, 24.—Note. The 2nd part of the word looks like a distortion fr. ariya (cp. mahalla›mah’ariya). Or might it be=vedaṅga? (Page 648)
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)
Starts with: Vedalla Sutta.
Full-text: Vedalla Sutta, Navanga, Vaidalya, Culavedalla Sutta, Shasana, Dvadashanga, Vaipulya, Sakkapanha-sutta, Vishakha.
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The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Buddha Chronicle 4: Sumana Buddhavaṃsa < [Chapter 9 - The chronicle of twenty-four Buddhas]
Sakka’s Question (6-8): On the Practice of Meditation < [Chapter 39 - How the Āṭānāṭiya Paritta came to be Taught]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Preliminary note (1): The navāṅga < [Part 2 - Hearing the twelve-membered speech of the Buddha]
Preliminary note (2): The dvādaśāṅga < [Part 2 - Hearing the twelve-membered speech of the Buddha]
Buddha Desana (by Sayadaw U Pannadipa)
Chapter 1 - His Teaching < [Part III - The Dhamma]
The Life of Sariputta (by Nyanaponika Thera)
Majjhima Nikaya < [Part IV - Discourses Of Sariputta]
A Survey of Paramattha Dhammas (by Sujin Boriharnwanaket)
Chapter 1 - The Scriptures And Their Commentaries < [Part 1 - General Introduction]
Dhammapada (Illustrated) (by Ven. Weagoda Sarada Maha Thero)
Verse 421 - The Story of a Husband and Wife < [Chapter 26 - Brāhmaṇa Vagga (The Brāhmaṇa)]