Magga Sutta: 1 definition

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Magga 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. Magga Sutta. The Buddha tells the monks how, as he meditated under the Ajapala nigrodha, the conviction came to him that the only way to Nibbana was the cultivation of the four satipatthanas. The Brahma Sahampati read his thoughts, and, appearing before him, confirmed this view. S.v.167f.; 185f.

2. Magga Sutta. The Buddha tells the monks how, while yet a Bodhisatta, he discovered the method of cultivation of the iddhi padas. S.v.281.

3. Magga Sutta. Wrong view, wrong aim, wrong speech and wrong action lead one to purgatory, their opposites to heaven. Likewise with livelihood, effort, mindfulness and concentration. A.ii.227.

4. Magga Sutta. The man who has wrong view, aim, speech and action, is censured by the wise. A.ii.229.

 

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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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