Kimsuka Sutta, Kimsukā-sutta: 1 definition
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Kimsuka 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)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesA monk asks a fellow monk as to when a monks insight is said to be fully purified. When he really understands the arising and the passing away of the six fold sense sphere answers the other. Not being satisfied, the first monk asks others who, in turn, declare in similar terms of the five upadanakkhandhas, the four mahabhutas, etc. Finally he asks the Buddha, who says that the answers of the monks were like those of men who, on being asked what the kimsuka (Judas) tree was like, describe it, not as it really is, but as each one of them happens to have seen it. The Buddha explains the monks question by means of the parable of a city, strongly guarded, having six gates and a watchful warden of the gates, receiving messengers from various quarters (S.iv.191ff). Cf. Kimsukopama Jataka.
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).
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Sutta, Kimshuka.
Full-text: Kimsukopama Sutta.
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