Ruppana: 2 definitions
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Ruppana 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.
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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryruppana : (nt.) constant change.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryRuppana, (nt.) (fr. rup) molestation, vexation, trouble J. III, 368 (=ghaṭṭana dūsana kuppana C.). Frequent in allegorical exegesis of rūpa, e.g. at DhsA. 52 (naman’aṭṭhena nāmaṃ ruppan’aṭṭhena rūpaṃ), 303 (rūp’ādīhi ruppana-bhāva-dīpana); VbhA. 4 (ruppan’aṭṭhena rūpaṃ in explanation of passage S. III, 86 (mentioned under ruppati); KhA 78, 79 (ruppan’aṭṭhena ... rūpaṃ rūpaṃ ti vuccati). (Page 573)
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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Visuddhimagga (the pah of purification) (by Ñāṇamoli Bhikkhu)
The Three Kinds of Full-understanding < [Chapter XX - Purification by Knowledge and Vision of the Path and the Not-path]
C. Classification of the Aggregates < [Chapter XIV - The Aggregates (khandha-niddesa)]
B. Exposition of Dependent Origination < [Chapter XVII - Dependent Origination (paññā-bhūmi-niddesa)]