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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Pali Kanon: Manual of Buddhist Terms and Doctrines

'wrongnesses' = prec.

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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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Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

micchatta : (nt.) falsehood.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Micchatta, (nt.) (abstr. fr. micchā) item of wrong, wrongness. There are 8 items of wrong, viz. the 8 wrong qualities as enumerated under (an-) ariya-magga (see micchā), forming the contrary to the sammatta or righteousness of the Ariyan Path. These 8 at D. II, 353; III, 254; A. II, 221; IV, 237; Vbh. 387; Vism. 683. Besides these there is a set of 10, consisting of the above 8 plus micchā-ñāṇa and °vimutti wrong knowledge & wrong emancipation: D. III, 290; Vbh. 391; Vism. 683 (where °ñāṇa & °viratti for vimutti).—See further D. III, 217 (°niyata); Pug. 22; Dhs. 1028 (cp. Dhs. trsl. §1028); Vbh. 145; Tikp. 32 (°niyata-citta), 325 (°tika), 354 (id.). (Page 532)

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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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Starts with: Micchatta Sutta, Micchatta Vagga.

Full-text: Wrongnesses, Miccattappakati, Miccattam, Micchatta Sutta, Mithyatva, Niyata, Rashi.

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