Punnovada Sutta, Punnovāda-sutta: 1 definition
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In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesPunna (of Sunaparanta) visits the Buddha and asks him for a teaching that he may follow it and be purged of self. The Buddha tells him to avoid finding delight in the pleasures of the senses.
On learning that Punna proposes to live in Sunaparanta, the Buddha warns him that the people of that part are fierce and violent. Punna declares that even should they kill him, he would not bear them ill will, but would rejoice to be of use to them. He leaves for Sunaparanta, with the Buddhas approval, and there gather around him five hundred disciples of either sex who have won arahantship. After Punnas death, the monks question the Buddha about him, and the Buddha tells them that he had realised nibbana. M.iii.267 ff.; S.iv.60 ff.
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: Sutta.
Full-text: Punnaka.
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