Moliya Phagguna: 1 definition
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Moliya Phagguna 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.
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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesHe was always friendly with the nuns and stood up for them in discussions with the monks. This was reported to the Buddha, who sent for him and preached the Kakacupama Sutta (M.i.122ff).
In the Samyutta Nikaya (S.ii.12f) is recorded a discussion between Moliya Phagguna and the Buddha, regarding the consciousness sustenance (vinnanahara). Moliya asks a question as to who feeds on consciousness. The Buddha rejects the question as being wrongly put and similar questions follow, which the Buddha puts in a different form and to which he provides the answers. In another context (S.ii.50), in the same collection, Kalarakhattiya is reported as saying to Sariputta that Moliya Phagguna had reverted to the lay life.
Buddhaghosa (SA.ii.22; MA.i.315) explains that the mans name was Phagguna and that he was given the title of Moli because he wore a large knot of hair on the top of his head while he was a layman, and that the name persisted after he joined the Order.
See also Phagguna.
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: Phagguna.
Full-text: Kalara Sutta, Kalarakkhattiya, Mulaphalguna, Phagguna, Kakacupama Sutta.
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