Vijja Sutta, Vijjā-sutta: 2 definitions
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Vijja 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 Names1. Vijja Sutta. Ten qualities, the possession of which makes a mans accomplishment complete in every detail. A.v.12f.
2. Vijja Sutta. Just as ignorance is in the forefront of all evil, so is knowledge (vijja) in the forefront of all good. A.v.214.
3. Vijja Sutta. Anuruddha declares that, by cultivating the four satipatthanas, he has been able (1) to remember divers existences in the past; (2) to discern the arising and going of beings according to their merits; and (3) to destroy the asavas. S.v.305.
4. Vijja Sutta. Knowledge is knowledge of dukkha, its cause, etc. S.v.429.
5. Vijja Sutta. Preached to the Vajjians at Kotigama. It is through not understanding dukkha, its cause, etc., that beings wander on in samsara. S.v.431.
6. Vijja Sutta. Those recluses who understand dukkha, its cause, etc., as they really are, realize in this very life the reality of their recluses ship. S.v.432.
7. Vijja Sutta. See Bhikkhu Sutta (4).
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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Partial matches: Vijja, Sutta.
Ends with: Avijja Sutta, Tevijja Sutta.
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