Sambula Kaccana: 1 definition
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Sambula Kaccana 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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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesHe belonged to a family of the Kaccanas in Magadha, and, having entered the Order, lived in a cave, called Bherava, near the Himalaya, engaged in meditation. One day there arose a great and unseasonable storm; the clouds massed up in the sky amid thunder and forked lightning. All creatures cried out in fear and trembling. But Sambula, heedless of the noise and cooled by the storm, composed his mind, developed insight and became an arahant. Then, filled with joy, he uttered a poem (Thag.vss.189 90).
Ninety four kappas ago he had seen a Pacceka Buddha, named Sataramsi, just risen from samadhi and had given him a palm fruit (ThagA.i.313 f).
He is evidently identical with Talaphaliya of the Apadana. Ap.i.447.
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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