Vacchagotta Sutta: 1 definition
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Vacchagotta Sutta 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 NamesThe Paribbajaka Vacchagotta asks the Buddha if it be true that the Buddha discourages the giving of alms to other than his own followers. The Buddha says that, in his eyes, even pot scorings or dregs from cups thrown into a pool or cesspool, to feed the creatures living there, would be a source of merit. But gifts made to the good are more fruitful than those made to the wicked. The good are those who have abandoned lust, malevolence, sloth and torpor, excitement and flurry and doubt and wavering. A.i.160f.
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).
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vacchagotta, Sutta.
Ends with: Aggivacchagotta Sutta, Mahavacchagotta Sutta, Tevijja Vacchagotta Sutta.
Full-text: Ekapundarika, Vacchagotta, Avyakrita-vastu, Ajivika.
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Buddhist Outlook on Daily Life (by Nina van Gorkom)
Katha Upanishad (by Swami Nirvikarananda)