Adinnapubbaka, Adinnapubba-ka: 3 definitions
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Adinnapubbaka 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)
A brahmin of Savatthi, father of Mattakundali, so called because he never gave anything to anyone.
When, later, Mattakundali, having been born in heaven, visits him and persuades him to take refuge with the Buddha, he invites the Buddha with his monks to a meal at his house.
At the conclusion of the meal Mattakundali appears again and Adinnapubbaka, after listening to the Buddhas preaching, attains the First Fruit of the Path. DhA.i.25-30; VvA.322f.
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
adinnapubbaka (အဒိန္နပုဗ္ဗက) [(ti) (တိ)]—
[adinnāpubba+ka]
[အဒိန္နာပုဗ္ဗ+က]
[Pali to Burmese]
adinnapubbaka—
(Burmese text): အဒိန္နပုဗ္ဗကမည်သော၊ သူ။ (ပုဏ္ဏား)။
(Auto-Translation): Adinapubba, that is him. (Punnara).
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 (+0): Adinnapubba, Ka.
Starts with (+0): Adinnapubbakakula.
Full-text (+0): Adinnapubbakakula, Mattakundali.
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