Pingala Buddharakkhita, Piṅgala-buddharakkhita: 1 definition
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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesA monk of Ceylon, incumbent of the Ambariya vihara. The upasaka of Uttara (or Antara )vaddhamanaka took the precepts from him and was soon after seized by a snake. The upasaka made up his mind not to break the precepts, and the snake set him free (MA.i.165; SA.ii.113; DhSA.103, etc.). Pingala Buddharakkhitas monastery was near Uttaragama (Uttaravaddhamana?) and there were one hundred houses in the village, all of which he visited, and there was not one single house at the door of which he had not developed samapatti. MA.ii.978.
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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Partial matches: Pinkala, Pingala.
Full-text: Ambariya Vihara, Uttaragama, Antaravaddhamana.
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