Sisupacala Theri, Sīsupacalā-therī: 1 definition
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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesOne of the sisters of Sariputta.
Mara once tempted her with thoughts of the pleasures of the Kamaloka (sensuous world), but she sent him away discomfited (Thig.vss.190-203; ThigA.168f.; S.i.133f).
Her story resembles that of Cala. She had a son of the same name as herself. ThagA.i.110.
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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