Sukarabhatu, Sūkarabhātu: 1 definition
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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesAn officer of Manabharana. He was captured and put in chains by Parakkamabahu I. He escaped, however, and the Adhikari Manju was sent to seize him. Sukarabhatu became the commander in chief of the rebels and caused great damage to Parakkamabahus forces. It was not until Damiladhikari and Lankapura Deva concentrated all their attention on him that he could be defeated. He died fighting, near Mahanagahula. Cv.lxxiv.127f., 153; lxxv.126f.
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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