In Buddhism

Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names

King. He was a poor man of Benares. He saved a halfpenny (addha masaka) and hid it in a brick wall. When the festival came round, wishing to take part in the fun with his wife, who had also saved a halfpenny, he travelled six leagues in the hot sun to fetch his savings from the hiding place. King Udaya saw him as he passed by the palace singing, and having discovered his mission, gave him half of his kingdom. The man chose the half in which his halfpenny lay concealed. He later became an ascetic. His story is given in the Gangamala Jataka (J.iii.449 ff.; iv.174). He was Ananda in the present age. J.iii.454.

context information

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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Pali-English dictionary

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Aḍḍhamāsaka refers to: half a bean (as weight or measure of value, see māsaka) J.I, 111.

Note: aḍḍhamāsaka is a Pali compound consisting of the words aḍḍha and māsaka.

context information

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: Addha, Mashaka.

Full-text: Gangamala Jataka, Udaya, Upaka.

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