Mahagatimba, Mahāgatimba: 1 definition
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Mahagatimba 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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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesMahagatimba Abhaya Thera. Mentioned among those who could remember early incidents in their lives. When he was five days old he saw a crow pecking at some milk rice prepared for a ceremony and made a sound to drive it away. This was the earliest recollection of the Thera. He had a beautiful complexion. DA.ii.530; MNidA.234. AA.ii.596.
Mahagatimbya Tissadatta (v.l. Mahagatigamiya Tissadatta). A Thera. He once went over from Ceylon to India to worship the Bodhi tree. While crossing, seeing only the waters round him, he fell to wondering which was the more extraordinary, the sound of the ocean waves or the method of the twenty four divisions of the Patthana. The limits of the great ocean then became apparent to him. DhSA. p. 11.
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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