Samanamandika Sutta: 1 definition
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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesPancakanga, on his way to the Buddha, visits the Paribbajaka Uggahamana at the Samayappavadaka in the Tindukacira in the Mallikarama. Uggahamana tells him that, in his view, the triumphant recluse is he who does no evil, says and thinks no evil, and earns his living in no evil way. Pancakanga reports this to the Buddha, who says that, according to Uggahamana, a tiny babe on its back would be such a recluse! No, says the Buddha, the triumphant recluse is one who is an adept in the Noble Eightfold Path and in utter knowledge and in utter deliverance, and he goes on to describe such a recluse in detail. v.l. Samanamundika. M.ii.22 9.
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: Pancakanga.
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A Correct Vision (by Venerable Professor Dhammavihari)