Agganna Sutta, Aggañña-sutta: 2 definitions
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Agganna 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 NamesTwenty seventh of the Digha Nikaya (D.iii.80f). It is a kind of Buddhist book of Genesis, dealing, among other things, with the evolution of the world, of man and of society. The pretensions of the brahmins to be the legitimate heirs of Brahma are examined and rejected; righteousness is declared to be above lineage. (For a summary of the sutta see Dial. i.105f. Cf: Madhura Sutta).
It was preached to Vasettha and Bharadvaja at the Pubbarama.
The larger portion of this sutta (from the beginning of the genesis part to the election of the first king) is found in the Mahavastu (i.338-48).
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).
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: WikiPedia: BuddhismAgganna Sutta is the 27th Sutta of Digha Nikaya collections. The sutta describes a discourse imparted from the Buddha to two Brahmins, Bharadvaja and Vasettha, who left their family and caste to become monks. The two brahmins are insulted and maligned by their own caste for their intention to become member of Sangha. Buddha firstly explains that the caste system has originated from the Truth (Dhamma). Caste and lineage can not be compared to the achievement of morality practice and the Dhamma, as anyone from four castes can become monk and reached the state of Arahant. Then, he explains about the beginning of the Earth, and the birth of social order and its structure, including the castes. The Buddha emphasizes the message of universality in Dhamma and how Dhamma is the best of all things.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Agganna, Sutta.
Full-text: Vasettha, Bharadvaja, Vivartakalpa.
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Bihar and Eastern Uttar Pradesh (early history) (by Prakash Narayan)
Caste hierarchy as exhibited in the Buddhist texts < [Chapter 4 - Social Process, Structures and Reformations]
The Pattern of Landholding < [Chapter 2 - Economic and Urban Processes]
Philosophy of language in the Five Nikayas (by K.T.S. Sarao)
2.5(b). Dīgha Nikāya (The Long Discourses of the Buddha) < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
(6) Sixth Pāramī: The Perfection of Forbearance (khantī-pāramī) < [Chapter 6 - On Pāramitā]
Visuddhimagga (the pah of purification) (by Ñāṇamoli Bhikkhu)
(4) Recollection of Past Lives < [Chapter XIII - Other Direct-knowledges (abhiññā-niddesa)]