Lokavipatti Sutta: 1 definition

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Lokavipatti 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)

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Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names

1. Lokavipatti Sutta. On eight worldly conditions which obsess the world and round which it revolves: gain and loss, fame and obscurity, blame and praise, contentment and pain. A.iv.156.

2. Lokavipatti Sutta. Average people are obsessed by the eight worldly conditions mentioned in Sutta 1; not so the Ariyan disciple who knows their impermanence. A.iv.157.

context information

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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