Vebhalinga, Vebhaliṅga, Vebhaḷiṅga: 2 definitions
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Vebhalinga 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 NamesSee Vehalinga.
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).
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraVebhaḷinga (वेभऌइन्ग) (or Veruḍiṅga in Sanskrit) is the name of a village where Buddha Kāśyapa gave a prediction to Uttara, according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter XLII.—Accordingly, “the blessed perfectly and fully enlightened Kāśyapa made the prediction to a young Brāhman named Uttara: ‘Young man, when the life-span of creatures will be one hundred years, you, under the name of Śākyamuni, will be a Tathāgata, saint, fully and completely enlightened’”.
Notes: The village where the Buddha Kāśyapa gave the prediction to Uttara, alias Jyotipāla, was called Veruḍiṅga in Sanskrit, Vebhaḷiṅga in Pāli, but was designated elsewhere as Mārakaraṇḍa. It was on the site of the presnt Sārnāth near Benares, and in the 7th century, Hiuan-tsang was still able to visit it. He was shown the exact spot on which the prediction had occurred.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
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Full-text: Verudinga, Vehalinga, Marakaranda.
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