Kassapasihanada Sutta, Kassapasīhanāda-sutta: 1 definition
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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesThe eighth sutta of the Digha Nikaya. It consists of a dialogue between the Buddha and Acela Kassapa on self mortification, and contains an account of some of the practices prevalent among the Ajivakas.
The Buddha claims that the insight and self control and self mastery of the arahant are much harder of attainment than the merely physical practices of the ascetics, which are far more evident to the vulgar. The Buddha states that self mortification is an actual hindrance to spiritual development, for it turns a mans mind from more essential matters.
It is said that at the conclusion of the Sutta, Kassapa entered the Order and, in due course, became an arahant. D.i.161-77.
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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