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Noble Friend 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.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Manual of Buddhist Terms and Doctrinesnoble: kalyāna-mitta.
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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Search found 11 books and stories containing Noble Friend; (plurals include: Noble Friends). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Buddha Desana (by Sayadaw U Pannadipa)
Chapter 6 - Yasa's Friends < [Part IV - The Sangha]
The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter IX(a) - The Five Hundred Merchants (prose) < [Volume III]
Chapter IX(b) - The Five Hundred Merchants (metrical) < [Volume III]
Apadana commentary (Atthakatha) (by U Lu Pe Win)
Commentary on the stanza on bahussuta (much learned) < [Commentary on biography of Silent Buddhas (Paccekabuddha)]
The Brahma Purana (by G. P. Bhatt)
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 17: Ninth incarnation as a physician Jīvānanda < [Chapter I]
Part 14: Story of Kurucandra < [Chapter V - Twelfth incarnation as Śānti]
The Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 251: Saṃkappa-jātaka < [Book III - Tika-Nipāta]