Amittatapana, Amittatāpanā, Amittatāpana: 1 definition
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Amittatapana 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 NamesThe young wife of the brahmin Jujaka of Kalinga.
She had been given away by her parents in payment of a debt. Being mocked at by the friends she met at the watering place, she insisted on being provided with servants. It was in order to meet with her wishes that Jujuka went to Vessantara to beg for the latters children to be used as slaves (J.vi.521-4).
In the present Buddha age, Amittatapana was Cincamanavika. Ibid., 593.
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A king of seventeen kappas ago; a previous life of Pavittha Thera (ThagA.i.185), probably to be identified with Ekadamsaniya of the Apadana (i.168).
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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Full-text: Dunnivittha, Ekadamsaniya, Pavittha.
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