Mahamalunkya Sutta, Mahāmāluṅkyā-sutta: 1 definition
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Mahamalunkya 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)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesOn the five bonds that chain uninstructed men to the lower life: delusion as to personality, doubt, attachment to rites, lusts of the flesh, and malevolence. The path to the destruction of these bonds is the cultivation of the jhanas (M.i.432-7).
The Sutta is so called because it was preached in contradiction of a wrong answer given by Malunkyaputta to a question of the Buddha. The Buddha pointed out his error, and Ananda requested the Buddha to give the correct answer.
This is one of the suttas which teach samatha vipassana. MA.ii.572.
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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