Sumanadeva: 1 definition
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In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names1. Sumanadeva. A tree deity whose daughter, Kali, was married to Dighataphala. Because Kalavilangiyas (q.v.) wife, disguised as a man, brought him the news of the birth of a son to Kali, he gave her the treasures which lay buried within range of the shadow of his tree. MA.ii.813.
2. Sumanadeva. An Elder of Ceylon, teacher at the Lohapasada. He was an eminent expert of the Abhidhamma. DhSA.31.
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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