Makkhali Sutta, Micchaditthika Sutta: 1 definition
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Makkhali 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 NamesA man with perverted view leads many people away from righteousness and plants them in unrighteousness.
There is no other thing so greatly to be blamed as wrong view. Like a fish trap set at a river mouth is Makkhali, existing for the distress and destruction of many beings. He who urges adherence to a doctrine and discipline rightly expounded, he whom he thus urges, and he who, thus urged, walks therein accordingly, all alike beget much merit. A.i.33f.
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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Partial matches: Makkhali, Sutta.
Full-text: Micchaditthi Sutta.
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