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Mulasikkha 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 NamesA compendium of Vinaya rules, chiefly in verse. According to tradition, it was compiled about two hundred years after the Buddhas death (J.P.T.S. 1882, p. 87), but the language shows it to be much later.
The work is generally ascribed to a monk named Mahasami (See P.L.C.76). There exists a tika on it.
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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