Dakkhina Sutta, Dakkhinā-sutta: 1 definition
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Dakkhina Sutta 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 four purities in gifts (dakkhina visuddhi), depending on whether giver and receiver are both virtuous, or whether only one of them (A.ii.80f; cp. M.iii.256f). It was probably also called the Dakkhina Visuddhi Sutta. KhpA.222.
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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Partial matches: Dakkhina, Sutta.
Full-text: Dakkhinavisuddhi Sutta.
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