Gangapeyyala, Gaṅgāpeyyāla: 1 definition

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Gangapeyyala 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)

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Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names

In the fifth book of the Samyutta Nikaya a repetition under the name of Gangapeyyala occurs several times. Just as the Ganga flows to the east, slides to the east, and tends to the east, even so, a monk who cultivates the bojjhangas (S.v.135, 137), the satipatthanas (196), the indriyas (239, 241), the padhanas (244), the balas 249, 251), the iddhi padas (290), and the jhanas (307), slides and tends towards nibbana.

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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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