Akkosaka Bharadvaja, Akkosaka-bhāradvāja: 1 definition

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Akkosaka Bharadvaja 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.

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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names

A brahmin of Rajagaha who - incensed that his eldest brother, a member of the Bharadvaja clan and, probably its head, (KS.i.201, n. 4; see also Dhananjani) had been converted by the Buddha - visits the Buddha and insults him.

Later he is himself converted and becomes an arahant (S.i.161f.; MA.i.808).

The soubriquet of Akkosaka was given him by the Sangitikara to distinguish him as the author of a lampoon of 500 verses against the Buddha (SA.i.177).

Asurindaka Bharadvaja was his younger brother (SA.i.178); he had two others, Sundari Bharadvaja and Bilangika Bharadvaja, who also became converts and, later, arahants. DhA.iv.163.

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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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