Sammukhathavika, Sammukhāthavika: 1 definition
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In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names1. Sammukhathavika. A king of ninety kappas ago, a former birth of Manava Thera. ThagA.i.163.
2. Sammukhathavika Thera. An arahant. Evidently identical with Manava Thera. He was king several times, under the name of Sammukhathavika, Pathavidundubhi, Obhasamata, Saritacchadana, Agginibbapana, Vatasama, Gatipacchedana, Ratanapajjala, Padavikkamana and Vilokana. Ap.i.158 f.; ThagA.i.163 f.
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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Full-text: Saritacchadana, Gatipacchedana, Ratanapajjala, Vatasama, Vilokana, Pathavidundubhi, Girisara, Padavikkamana, Sadinacchedana, Agginibbapaka, Manava.
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