Kannapenna: 1 definition
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Kannapenna 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: Pali Proper NamesA river in the Mahimsaka country, running out of Lake Sankhapala. At the bend of the river and near its source was the mountain Candaka, near which the king of Magadha lived in a hut of leaves, and where he was visited by the Naga Sankhapala (J.v.162f). The river must have formed a lake at this bend, the lake being referred to as Kannpenna daha (J.v.168).
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: Shankhapala, Sankhapala Jataka.
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