Vajjiputtaka Sutta: 1 definition

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Vajjiputtaka 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.

In Buddhism

Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

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Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names

A Vajjian monk visits the Buddha at the Kutagarasala in Vesali, and complains that he has to recite over two hundred and fifty rules twice a month. I cannot stand such training, he says. The Buddha then asks him if he can train himself in three particulars. The monk agrees to do this and is told to develop higher morality, the higher thought and higher insight (adhisila, adhicitta, adhipanna). The monk develops these, and, as a result, gets rid of lust, malice, and delusion. A.i.230f.

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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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