Anattalakhana Vatthu: 1 definition
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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesAnattalakhana Vatthu
The story of five hundred monks. The Buddha, knowing their past, advises them to reflect on the selfishness of the khandhas (DhA.iii. 406-7).
These monks had devoted themselves to meditation on this topic for 20,000 years in the dispensation of Kassapa Buddha.
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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