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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Dhamma Dana: Pali English Glossary

F (The fact to dwell in the forest).

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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).

General definition (in Buddhism)

Source: Dhamma Dana: The 13 Ascetic Practices of Buddhist Monks

One of the Thirteen Dhutaygas.

The Pali term "arannika" means "the one who has the habit to dwell in a country side lodging remote from villages", that is to say the one who lives remote from inhabited areas.

"aranna" = "forest (country side)"; "arannika" = "the one who dwells in the forest"

When this practice is conveniently done, with steadiness and diligence, along with the determination of not breaking it, we say that there is "arannikayga " (state of mind of the lodging remote from inhabited areas).

According to restrictions, there do exist three kinds of practitioners of the arannika dhutayga:

1. ukkattha arannika, the noble practitioner of the arannika dhutayga
2. majjhima arannika, the intermediate practitioner of the arannika dhutayga
3. mudu arannika, the ordinary practitioner of the arannika dhutayga

Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

āraññika : (adj.) belonging to or living in a forest.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Āraññika, (adj.) = āraññaka Vin. III, 15; A. I, 24; Pug. 69; Vism. 61, 71 (where defined); Miln. 341. (Page 107)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Arannikanga.

Ends with: Majjhima Arannika, Mudu Arannika, Ukkattha Arannika.

Full-text: Majjhima Arannika, Mudu Arannika, Ukkattha Arannika, Dhutayga.

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