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Sunidha 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 NamesA minister of Magadha, who, with Vassakara, was in charge of the fortifications of Pataligama, built in order to repel the Vajjis. These two are always mentioned together.
They invited the Buddha to a meal, and, after his departure, named the gate by which he had left the city Gotamadvara, and the ford by which he crossed the Ganges, Gotamatittha. Vin.i.228f; D.ii.86f.; Ud.viii.6.
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: Vassakaranumodana Sutta, Vassakara, Pataliputta.
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Vinaya Pitaka (3): Khandhaka (by I. B. Horner)
The story of Sunidha and Vassakāra < [6. Medicine (Bhesajja)]
The story of the Licchavīs < [6. Medicine (Bhesajja)]
On the four great references < [6. Medicine (Bhesajja)]
The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Part 12 - The Founding of Pāṭaliputta < [Chapter 40 - The Buddha Declared the Seven Factors of Non-Decline for Rulers]
Part 4 - The Name Amaravatī < [Chapter 1-3 - Anudīpanī on words and phrases]
Settlement in Early Historic Ganga Plain (by Chirantani Das)
Part 8 - Rājagṛha supreme seat (c): Jaina sources < [Chapter II - Origin and Function of Rājagṛha as the seat of Monarchy]
Vinaya Pitaka (1): Bhikkhu-vibhanga (the analysis of Monks’ rules) (by I. B. Horner)
Monks’ Expulsion (Pārājika) 2: Origin story < [Monks’ Expulsion (Pārājika) 2]