Moggallana Sutta, Moggallāna-sutta: 1 definition
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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names1. Moggallana Sutta. Vangisa sings the praises of Maha Moggallana before the Buddha and a company of five hundred Arahants. S.i.194f.; cf. Thag.1249 51.
2. Moggallana Sutta. Another name for the Pasadakampana Sutta.
3. Moggallana Sutta. The Buddha holds up Maha Moggallana as an example of a monk who, by cultivating the four iddhi padas, obtained magic power and majesty. S.v.288.
4. Moggallana or Ayatana Sutta. Vacchagotta asks Maha Moggallana a series of questions as to whether the world is eternal or finite, and Moggallana replies that these matters have not been revealed by the Buddha because the Buddhas point of view is different from that of other teachers. Vacchagotta seeks the Buddha, asks the same questions, and receives the same answers and the same explanation. S.iv.291.
5. Moggallana Sutta. Maha Moggallana wonders how many devas have become sotapannas and are assured of Nibbana. In order to discover this, he visits Tissa Brahma, who had once been a monk. Tissa welcomes him and tells him that only those devas who have faith in the Buddha, the Dhamma, and the Sangha have such assurance. A.iii.331f.
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).
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Moggallana, Sutta.
Ends with: Ganaka Moggallana Sutta.
Full-text: Pasadakampana Vagga, Ganaka Moggallana, Pasadakampana Sutta, Upananda, Vassakara.
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