Ahara Sutta, Āhāra-sutta: 2 definitions
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Ahara 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. Ahara Sutta - Preached at Jetavana on the four sustenances (ahara) that maintain beings by bringing them to birth and keeping them after birth; also the cause of these sustenances and the method of their cessation. S.ii.11-12.
2. Ahara Sutta - A group of suttas dealing with the food of the nivaranas and of the bojjhangas, and with the condition that follows on the absence of their food. S.v.102-7.
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).
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Sutta, Ahara.
Ends with: Dahara Sutta, Katthahara Sutta.
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