Departed Spirits: 1 definition
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Departed Spirits 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: Manual of Buddhist Terms and Doctrinesthe spirits of the: peta.
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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Full-text: Shraushat, Yamajibhaskara, Yamajibabaji, Yamajipanta, Pretadhipati, Pittivisaya, Kataputana, Yamaduta, Asu, Vaitarani, Tirokudda Sutta, Shraddha, Yama.
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Search found 22 books and stories containing Departed Spirits; (plurals include: Departed Spiritses). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Jnaneshwari (Bhavartha Dipika) (by Ramchandra Keshav Bhagwat)
Verse 17.4 < [Chapter 17 - Shraddha-traya-vibhaga-yoga]
The Bhikkhus Rules (by Bhikkhu Ariyesako)
Offering Edibles < [Chapter 3 - Possessions And Offerings]
A Dictionary Of Chinese Buddhist Terms (by William Edward Soothill)
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section LXVI < [Sanatsujata Parva]
Section XXXVII < [Abhimanyu-badha Parva]
Section CLXII < [Tirtha-yatra Parva]
Yoga Vasistha [English], Volume 1-4 (by Vihari-Lala Mitra)
Chapter LV - The states of life and death < [Book III - Utpatti khanda (utpatti khanda)]
Chapter XVIII - Exposure of the errors of this world < [Book III - Utpatti khanda (utpatti khanda)]
Chapter CCVII - Replies to the aforesaid queries (of the buddhist) < [Book VII - Nirvana prakarana part 2 (nirvana prakarana)]
Mundaka Upanishad with Shankara’s Commentary (by S. Sitarama Sastri)
Verse 1.2.12 < [Mundaka I, Khanda II]