Kulaputta, Kula-putta: 2 definitions
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Kulaputta 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.
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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarykulaputta : (m.) young man of a good family.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryKulaputta refers to: a clansman, a (young) man of good family, fils de famille, cp. Low Ger. haussohn; a gentleman, man of good birth. As 2nd characteristic of a Brahmin (with sujāto as 1st) in formula at D. I, 93, 94≈; Vin. I, 15, 43, 185, 288, 350; M. I, 85≈(in kāmānaṃ ādīnavo passage), 192, 210, 463; A. II, 249; J. I, 82; VI, 71; It. 89; VvA. 128; PvA. 12, 29;
Note: kulaputta is a Pali compound consisting of the words kula and putta.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Kulaputta Sutta.
Full-text: Rajaputta, Daraka, Kolaputti, Ayyaputta, Gahapati, Pukkusati.
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Bihar and Eastern Uttar Pradesh (early history) (by Prakash Narayan)
Kula, Kamma, and Sippa: Inter-relation < [Chapter 4 - Social Process, Structures and Reformations]
Gahapatis and Others < [Chapter 4 - Social Process, Structures and Reformations]
The Significance of the Gahapati in the Buddhist View of Stratification < [Chapter 4 - Social Process, Structures and Reformations]
The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Part 4 - The Buddha Arriving at Migadaya Forest < [Chapter 9 - The Buddha Reflecting Deeply on the Profundity of the Dhamma]
Biography (18): Sīvali Mahāthera < [Chapter 43 - Forty-one Arahat-Mahatheras and their Respective Etadagga titles]
Part 1 - The story of Sudinna (the Kalandaka merchant’s son) < [Chapter 31 - The Monk Sudinna, the Son of the Kalanda Merchant]
Vinaya Pitaka (1): Bhikkhu-vibhanga (the analysis of Monks’ rules) (by I. B. Horner)
A Correct Vision (by Venerable Professor Dhammavihari)
Patipada (by Acariya Maha Boowa Ñanasampanno)