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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesOne of the chief warriors of Dutthagamani. He was the nephew of Mitta, one of Elaras generals. His genitals were hidden in his body, and he had the strength of ten elephants. When he was a baby, he was wont to wander about, and so was tied to a mill atone by a strap (nandhi), but he dragged the stone after him. In Anuradhapura he slew the Damilas who desecrated the temples, but later he joined the Singhalese soldiers in Rohana and fought in Dutthagamanis campaigns. Mhv.xxiii.2ff.; xxv.21ff.; MA.ii.688; DA.i.90.
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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Full-text: Nandimitta, Hatthipora, Kandula, Dutthagamani Abhaya.
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