Kesaputta: 2 definitions
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Kesaputta means something in Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India. 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 township of the Kosalans and the residence of the Kalamas. The Buddha once stayed there, on which occasion he preached the Kesaputtiya Sutta. A.i.188.
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).
India history and geography
Source: Ancient Buddhist Texts: Geography of Early BuddhismṂṃkesaputta (ंंकेसपुत्त) is the name of an ancient locality situated in Majjhimadesa (Middle Country) of ancient India, as recorded in the Pāli Buddhist texts (detailing the geography of ancient India as it was known in to Early Buddhism).—The Kālāmas of Kesaputta were a small republican clan during the age of Bimbisāra, and have been mentioned along with other contemporary republican clans such as the Śākyas of Kapilavastu, the Koliyas of Rāmagāma, the Bhaggas of Suṃsumāra hill, the Bulis of Allakappa, and the Moriyas of Pipphalivana. According to the Buddhacarita they were the clans to which the philosopher Āḷāra belonged. The Aṅguttara Nikāya seems to place Kesaputta in Kosala.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Full-text: Kesaputtiya, Kalama, Kesaputtiya Sutta.
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The Dawn of the Dhamma (by Sucitto Bhikkhu)
Chapter 3 - The Two Extremes < [The Sutta]
Kamma And Its Fruit (by Nyanaponika Thera)
The Buddha and His Teachings (by Narada Thera)