Kosalavihari: 1 definition
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Kosalavihari 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 NamesAn arahant. He was born in Vesali, and was one of those who heard the Buddha preach when he came to quieten the panic which arose there, as recorded in the Ratana Sutta (q.v.). After the sermon Kosalavihari left the world. At the conclusion of his novitiate he dwelt in a forest near a village in Kosala. A lay adherent seeing him camping under a tree built for him a small hut, and there the thera attained arahantship. He acquired his name from having dwelt long in Kosala (Thag.59; ThagA.i.134f).
In the time of Padumuttara Buddha he was an ascetic in Himava and gave the Buddha some tuberous roots. Fifty four kappas ago he was a king named Sumekhalisama. He is evidently to be identified with Bilalidayaka of the Apadana. Ap.i.145.
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: Bilalidayaka.
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