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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names

1. Catumasika Brahmadatta - A king of Benares. Going to his park in the early summer, he rested under a kovilara tree which was thickly covered with leaves. Going again in midsummer, he found it full of blossom. On his third visit, at the end of the season, the tree was bare and withered, and, lying under it, he realised that decay and death are the common lot of all. He thereupon became a Pacceka Buddha. His udana is included in the Khaggavisana Sutta. SN.vs.44; SNA.i.90f; Ap.i.9 (vs.18); ApA.i.141f.

2. Catumasika Brahmadatta - King of Benares. Once in every four months he would visit his park. One day, on entering the park, he saw a paricchattaka tree covered with blossom, and picked one of the flowers. His retinue followed his example, and soon the tree was quite bare. On his return from the park he observed this, and also how another tree near by, devoid of flowers, had been spared the spoilation. He thereupon reflected how possessions led to trouble, and, renouncing his kingdom, he donned the robes of a monk, later becoming a Pacceka Buddha. His udana is included in the Khaggavisana Sutta. SN.vs.64; SnA.i.116; ApA.i.161.

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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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Apadana commentary (Atthakatha) (by U Lu Pe Win)

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