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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names

A Theri of Jambudipa who came to Ceylon, where she taught the Vinaya. Dpv.xviii.12.

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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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Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

pheggu : (nt.) wood surrounding the pith of a tree; a worthless thing.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Pheggu, (cp. Vedic phalgu & P. phaggu in form) accessory wood, wood surrounding the pith of a tree, always with ref. to trees (frequent in similes), in sequence mūla, sāra, pheggu, taca, papaṭikā etc. It is represented as next to the pith, but inferior and worthless. At all passages contrasted with sāra (pith, substance). Thus at M. I, 192 sq. , 488; D. III, 51; S. IV, 168; A. I, 152 (pheggu+ sāra, v. l. phaggu); II, 110=Pug. 52; A. III, 20; J. III, 431 (opp. sāra); Miln. 267, 413 (tacchako phegguṃ apaharitvā sāraṃ ādiyati). (Page 480)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Starts with: Phegguka, Phegguta.

Full-text: Aphegguka, Phegguta, Phegguka, Phaggu, Parivara, Papatika, Phalgu, Sara, Gandha.

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