Vuttodaya: 1 definition

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Vuttodaya 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 Names

A work on Pali prosody, in six chapters, partly prose, partly verse, written by Sangharakkhita Thera of Ceylon.

It is based on works dealing with Sanskrit prosody - e.g., of Pingala - and has borrowed their terms and method of treatment. There exist several Commentaries on the work, chief of which are the Vuttodaya pancika (or Chandosaratthavikasini) by Saddhammanana and Tikas by Vepullabuddhi of Pagan, and Navavimalabuddhi or Culla vimalabuddhi of Panya. Gv.61, 64, 70; Svd.1210; P.L.C.198f.; Bode, op. cit., 26, 27, 28.

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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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