Indakhila Sutta, Indakhīla-sutta: 2 definitions

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Indakhila 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)

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Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names

Like a tuft of cotton wool or a ball of thistledown, wafted by every wind, are recluses and Brahmins who do not understand, as they really are, the facts of Ill; like an indakhila, unshakable, unquakable, are those who do so understand. (S.v.443-5).

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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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