Sallekha Sutta: 2 definitions
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Sallekha Sutta 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 NamesThe eighth sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya. Maha Cunda visits the Buddha at Jetavana and asks him how to get rid of the various false views current about self and the universe. The Buddha answers that it is by right comprehension of the fact that there is no mine, I or self. He then goes on to explain how false views can be expunged, how the will ma y be developed, and how emancipation can be found (M.i.40ff).
The Sallekha Sutta is given (DA.i.178; MA.i.275) as an example of a discourse where brahmacariya is defined as methunavirati. It is also sometimes (E.g., SA.ii.169) described as palivasena gambhiro.
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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Philosophy of language in the Five Nikayas (by K.T.S. Sarao)
12.5. The Methods to Incline Mind < [Chapter 4 - Philosophy of Language in the Five Nikāyas]
2.5(c). Majjhima Nikāya (The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha) < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Buddhist Monastic Discipline (by Jotiya Dhirasekera)