Devaputta, Deva-putta: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Devaputta 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)
A city in India, fifteen leagues from Pataliputta. In it was the Sihakumbha Vihara.
It was the birthplace of Rupadevi and Kancanadevi.
At one time the Buddhas Bowl Relic was there and celebrations were held in its honour.
The king of Devaputta, in the time of Asoka, was also called Devaputta. Ras.i.25, 34, 80.
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
devaputta : (m.) son of a god.
Devaputta refers to: “son of a god, ” a demi-god, a ministering god (cp. f. deva-dhītā), usually of Yakkhas, but also applied to the 4 archangels having charge of the higher world of the Yāmā devā (viz. Suyāma devaputta); the Tusitā d. (Santusita d.); the Nimmānaratī d. (Sunimmita d.); & the Paranimmitavasavattī d. (Vasavattī d.) D.I, 217 sq.; cp. J.I, 48.—D.II, 12, 14; S.I, 46 sq.; 216 sq.; IV, 280; A.I, 278; It.76; J.I, 59 (jarā-jajjara); IV, 100 (Dhamma d.); VI, 239 (Java d.); PvA.6, 9, 55, 92, 113 (Yakkho ti devaputto); Miln.23;
Note: devaputta is a Pali compound consisting of the words deva and putta.
devaputta (ဒေဝပုတ္တ) [(pu) (ပု)]—
[deva+putta．(devaputra-saṃ)]
[ဒေဝ+ပုတ္တ။ (ဒေဝပုတြ-သံ)]
[Pali to Burmese]
devaputta—
(Burmese text): (၁) နတ်တို့၏သား။ (၂) နတ်သား။ (၃) ဒေဝပုတ္တသံယုတ်။ ဒေဝပုတ္တသံယုတ္တ-လည်းကြည့်။
(Auto-Translation): (1) Son of the gods. (2) Divine son. (3) Deva Puttadhamma. Also look at Deva Puttadhamma.
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: Devaputta Mara, Devaputta Samyutta, Devaputtamaccuhayi, Devaputtamaharattha, Devaputtapalobhini, Devaputtarattha, Devaputtasadisakaya, Devaputtasarirasadisavanna, Devaputtasariravanna, Devaputtavacana.
Full-text (+110): Devaputta Mara, Mahapadumadevaputta, Devaputtarattha, Malabharidevaputta, Ganadevaputta, Vassavalahakadevaputta, Candasuriyadevaputta, Agantukadevaputta, Maharathadevaputta, Cularathadevaputta, Bhummatthakadevaputta, Jetthakadevaputta, Jetthadevaputta, Devaputtamaharattha, Devaputta Samyutta, Devaputtasariravanna, Bhumatthakadevaputta, Makkatadevaputta, Nalakaradevaputta, Devaputtasarirasadisavanna.
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Search found 18 books and stories containing Devaputta, Deva-putta; (plurals include: Devaputtas, puttas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Doctrine of Paticcasamuppada (by U Than Daing)
Maha Buddhavamsa—The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Buddha attributes (7): Satthādevamanūssānaṃ < [Chapter 42 - The Dhamma Ratanā]
Part 6 - Realization of the Three Knowledges: Pu, Di, Ā < [Chapter 7 - The Attainment of Buddhahood]
The Story of Maṇḍūka Devaputta < [Chapter 42 - The Dhamma Ratanā]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Appendix 4 - The story of Sudatta’s bodhi < [Chapter LII - Elimination of the Triple Poison]
Chapter VII - The Story Of Venerable Acharn Chob
Chapter XX - Venerable Acharn Mun’s Practice
Taisho: Chinese Buddhist Canon
Sutta 575: The Passing of Citta and His Rebirth < [Part 99 - Samyukta-Agama (Connected Discourses)]
The Catu-Bhanavara-Pali (critical study) (by Moumita Dutta Banik)
(15) Suriya-paritta Sutta < [Chapter 2 - Subject Matter of the First Bhanavara]