Suriyakumara, Suriyakumāra: 1 definition
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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names1. Suriyakumara. Brother of Candakumara. See the Khandahala Jataka. He is identified with Sariputta. J.vi.157.
2. Suriyakumara. A son of Brahmadatta, king of Benares, and stepbrother of Mahimsasa. See the Devadhamma Jataka. He is identified with Ananda. J.i.133; cf. DhA.iii.73f.
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: Candakumara.
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