Petakopadesa, Peṭakopadesa: 2 definitions
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Petakopadesa 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 treatise on textual and exegetical methodology, generally ascribed to Maha Kaccayana (Gv.59) and included (by the Burmese) in the Khuddaka Nikaya (Bode, op. cit., 5).
A tika on this work is ascribed to a teacher named Udumbara (?). Gv.65.
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).
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraPeṭakopadesa (पेटकोपदेस) is a well-known work and according to E. Hardy, it dates from the beginning of our era. It is a semi-canonical work: the Singhalese tradition rejects it among the extra-canonical books; by contrast, the Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra includes it among the Abhidharmas, and the Burmese Buddhists include it, along with the Pettipakaraṇa, the Suttasaṃgaha and the Milindapañha, in the canonical collection of the Khuddakanikāya. The Peṭakopadesa is one of the main sources of Buddhagosa’s Visuddhimagga and Upatissa’s Vimuktimārga. – According to the evidence of Helmer Smith, it is still in use in Ceylon.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
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Full-text: Katyayana, Mahakatyayana, Udumbara, Khuddakanikaya.
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Guide to Tipitaka (by U Ko Lay)
Part 16/17 - Netti & Petakopadesa < [Chapter VIII - Khuddaka Nikaya]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Appendix 3 - The traditions regarding Kātyāyana < [Chapter III - General Explanation of Evam Maya Śruta]
Part 3 - The origin of the aṣṭagrantha-abhidharma and the Ṣaṭpādabhidharma < [Chapter III - General Explanation of Evam Maya Śruta]
Visuddhimagga (the pah of purification) (by Ñāṇamoli Bhikkhu)
Theravada Buddhist studies in Japan (by Keiko Soda)
6. Early Buddhist canon in Pali and Sanskrit < [Chapter 2 - Theravada, Hinayana and Early Buddhism (critical study)]
Buddhist Sutra literature (study) (by Gopika G)
Part 1 - Introduction to Pāli Literature < [Chapter 1 - An Introduction to Buddhist Literature]
Dhammasangani (by C.A.F. Rhys Davids)
Part III - On The Commentaries And The Importance Of The Atthasalini < [Introductory Essay]
Chapter II - Good In Relation To The Universe Of Form < [Part I - Good States Of Consciousness]