In Buddhism

Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names

A monk of Burma. He joined the Order in his old age and studied hard, till he astonished the chief theras by his learning, and was appointed by King Narapati as his teacher. Sas., p.77.

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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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Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

disāpāmokkha : (adj.) world-famed.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Disāpāmokkha refers to: world-famed J.I, 166;

Note: disāpāmokkha is a Pali compound consisting of the words disā and pāmokkha.

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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)

Partial matches: Pamokkha, Disha.

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