Ragacarita, Rāgacarita, Raga-carita: 3 definitions
Introduction:
Ragacarita 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Ragacharita.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Manual of Buddhist Terms and Doctrinesthe 'greedy-natured'; s. carita.
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).
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryrāgacarita : (adj.) of lustful behaviour.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryRāgacarita refers to: one whose habit is passion, of passionate behaviour Miln. 92; Vism. 105 sq. (in det.), 114 (+dosa°, moha°), 193; KhA 54 (colour of the blood of his heart, cp. Vism. 409)
Note: rāgacarita is a Pali compound consisting of the words rāga and carita.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Carita, Raga.
Full-text: Carita, Greedy Natured, Mohacarita, Sammaparibbajaniya Sutta, Puggala.
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Abhidhamma in Daily Life (by Ashin Janakabhivamsa) (by Ashin Janakabhivamsa)
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
III.1: Benefits of the presence of the Buddhas < [Part 4 - Being born into the family of the Bodhisattvas, etc.]
II. The pratisaṃvids according to the Mahāyāna < [Part 3 - The four unhindered knowledges]
The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Part 23 - Eight Ways of Mastery of the Mind through Concentration < [Chapter 40 - The Buddha Declared the Seven Factors of Non-Decline for Rulers]
Buddha attributes (5): Lokavidū < [Chapter 42 - The Dhamma Ratanā]
The Buddhist Path to Enlightenment (study) (by Dr Kala Acharya)
6.1. Nibbāna in Pāli Canonical Texts < [Chapter 4 - Comparative Study of Liberation in Jainism and Buddhism]
The Catu-Bhanavara-Pali (critical study) (by Moumita Dutta Banik)
(8) Atanatiya-sutta < [Chapter 4 - Subject Matter of the Third Bhanavara]
Dhammapada (Illustrated) (by Ven. Weagoda Sarada Maha Thero)
Verse 231-234 - The Story of A Group of Six Monks < [Chapter 17 - Kodha Vagga (Anger)]