Bhavitatta, Bhāvitatta: 3 definitions
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Bhavitatta 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. Bhavitatta. One of the two chief disciples of Sumana Buddha (J.i.34; Bu.v.26). He was the purohita in Sumanas city of birth, and was one of those to whom Sumana preached his first sermon. BuA. 126.
2. Bhavitatta. A king who heard Paduma Buddha preach, and became a monk with a retinue of one hundred thousand crores. BuA.148.
3. Bhavitatta. The name of two Pacceka Buddhas. M.iii.69.
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).
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarybhāvitatta : (adj.) well-trained; self-composed.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary1) Bhāvitatta, 2 (nt.) (abstr. fr. bhāvita=*bhāvitattvaṃ) only neg. a° the fact of not developing or cultivating S. III, 153, 475; Pv. II, 966. (Page 503)
2) Bhāvitatta, 1 (adj.) (bhāvita+attan) one whose attan (ātman) is bhāvita, i.e. well trained or composed. Attan here=citta (as PvA. 139), thus “self-composed, well-balanced” A. IV, 26; Sn. 277, 322, 1049; Dh. 106, 107; Nd2 142; Nd2 475 B (indriyāni bh.); J. II, 112 (°bhāvanāya when the training of thought is perfect); Vism. 185 (°bhāvana, adj. one of well-trained character), 267, 400 (+bahulī-kata); DhA. I, 122 (a°); ThA. 164 (indriya°). See foll. (Page 503)
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.
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The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Buddha Chronicle 4: Sumana Buddhavaṃsa < [Chapter 9 - The chronicle of twenty-four Buddhas]
The Book of Protection (by Piyadassi Thera)
Discourse 16 - The Discourse At Isigili < [Discourses]
A Correct Vision (by Venerable Professor Dhammavihari)
Apadana commentary (Atthakatha) (by U Lu Pe Win)
Various other 22 Buddhas < [Part 1 - Remote preface (dūre-nidāna)]
Introduction (commentary on the first stanza) < [Commentary on biography of Silent Buddhas (Paccekabuddha)]