Pulinathupiya: 1 definition
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Pulinathupiya 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: Pali Proper NamesAn arahant. Once, in the past, he was a Jatila named Narada, with fourteen thousand followers, living near the rock called Samanga. He erected, on the bank of the Amarika, a thupa of sand as an object of worship for himself.
In his last birth he was of parents who were devout followers of the Buddha and worshipped at a shrine erected in the Buddhas name. When the boy was seven years old he saw the shrine and, recalling his past, became an arahant (Ap.ii.437 ff).
He is perhaps to be identified with Vasabha Thera (q.v.). Thag.A.i.258f.
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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