Mahaka Sutta, Mahakasutta: 3 definitions
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Mahaka 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)
Once a number of monks staying in the Ambatakagrove in Macchikasanda were entertained by Citta gahapati to a sumptuous meal. At the end of the meal, Citta, escorted them back to the monastery. On the way the monks were overcome by the heat, and Mahaka, the junior monk, with the permission of his senior, made by his magic power a cool wind to blow and wrought a thunderstorm accompanied by gentle rain. Citta was greatly impressed, and, seeking Mahaka in his cell, asked him to perform some miracle. Mahaka told him to put his cloak on the veranda and to scatter a bundle of grass on it. Then he retired to his cell, locked the door, and caused a flame to dart through the keyhole and burn the grass without damaging the cloak. Citta was overcome with surprise, and promised to supply Mahaka with all requisites. Mahaka thanked him, but soon after left Macchikasanda never to return. Because he did not wish to enjoy gains won by a display of iddhi power; S.vi.288ff.; the story is also referred to at Vsm. 393.
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).
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
mahakasutta (မဟကသုတ္တ) [(na) (န)]—
[mahaka+sutta]
[မဟက+သုတ္တ]
[Pali to Burmese]
mahakasutta—
(Burmese text): မဟကသုတ်။ (သံယုတ္တနိကာယ်၊ သဠာယတနဝဂ်၊ စိတ္တသံယုတ်၊ ၄-ခုမြောက် မဟကပါဋိဟာရိယ သုတ်ကိုပင် မဟကသုတ်ဟုခေါ်ခြင်းဖြစ်သည်။ သံ၊ ၂။ ၄၈၁၊ ၄၈၁)။
(Auto-Translation): Mahakatthuka. (This refers to the Mahakatthuka which includes the Sanyuttha Nikaya, the Digha Nikaya, the Samyutta Nikaya, and the fourth great discourses of the Mahaparinibbana Sutta. (Sutta, 2.481, 481)).
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.
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Partial matches: Mahaka, Sutta.
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