Sabbamitta: 2 definitions
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Sabbamitta 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)
1. Sabbamitta Thera. He belonged to a brahmin family of Savatthi, and entered the Order after seeing the Buddhas acceptance of Jetavana. He dwelt in the forest, meditating. Once, on his way to Savatthi to worship the Buddha, he saw a fawn caught in a trappers net. The doe, though not in the net, remained near, out of love for her young, yet not daring to approach the snare. The Thera was much moved by the thought of all the suffering which was caused by love. Farther on he saw bandits wrapping in straw a man whom they had caught and were preparing to set on fire. The Thera was filled with anguish, and, developing insight, won arahantship. He uttered, in his anguish, the two verses included in Thag. 149 50. He preached to the bandits and they joined the Order under him.
In the time of Tissa Buddha, he was a hunter who lived on game. One day, the Buddha, out of compassion for him, left three of his footprints outside his hut. The hunter saw them, and, owing to good deeds done in the past, recognized them as the Buddhas, and offered to them koranda flowers. After death he was born in Tavatimsa (ThagA.i.269f). His Apadana verses are given in two places under the name of Korandapupphiya (q.v.). Ap.ii.383, 434; cf. Sugandha Thera.
2. Sabbamitta. An eminent teacher belonging to the udicca brahmanakula. He was extremely learned, and was the second teacher employed by Suddhodana to teach the Buddha in his youth. Mil. p. 236.
3. Sabbamitta. The constant attendant of Kassapa Buddha. D.ii.7; Bu.xxv.39; J.i.43.
4. Sabbamitta. A king of Savatthi. See the Kumbha Jataka (No. 512). He is identified with Ananda. J.v.20.
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
Sabbamitta (in Pali) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 導師 [dǎo shī]: “guide”.
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)
Full-text: Sarvamitra, Shan you, Korandapupphiya, Kumbha Jataka, Daoshi, Kassapa.
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Search found 5 books and stories containing Sabbamitta; (plurals include: Sabbamittas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 512: Kumbha-jātaka < [Volume 5]
Milindapanha (questions of King Milinda) (by T. W. Rhys Davids)
Chapter 6a: Contradictory statements as to the Buddha’s teacher < [Book 4 - The Solving of Dilemmas]
Maha Buddhavamsa—The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Buddha Chronicle 24: Kassapa Buddhavaṃsa < [Chapter 9 - The chronicle of twenty-four Buddhas]
Bhesajjakkhandhaka (Chapter on Medicine) (by Hin-tak Sik)
Methodology and Sources < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Apadana commentary (Atthakatha) (by U Lu Pe Win)
Various other 22 Buddhas < [Part 1 - Remote preface (dūre-nidāna)]