Ucchu Vimana, Ucchu-vimāna: 1 definition
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Ucchu Vimana 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.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names1. Ucchu vimana, also called Ucchudayika vimana. A girl, who belonged to a pious family in Rajagaha, used to give to holy men half of anything she received. She was given in marriage to a family of unbelievers. One day she saw Moggallana going about for alms, and having invited him to her house she gave him a piece of sugar cane which had been set aside for her mother in law, whose approval of the gift she hoped to win. But when the mother in law heard of what had happened in her absence, she flew into a rage and struck the girl with a stool. The girl died immediately and was born in Tavatimsa.
Later she visited Moggallana and revealed her identity. Her palace came to be called Ucchudayika vimana. Vv.24f; VvA.124ff.
2. Ucchu vimana.-The story is the same as the above except that the mother in law struck the girl with a clod of earth. Vv.44f; VvA.203ff.
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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