Yasuttara, Yasuttarā: 1 definition
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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names1. Yasuttara. One of the palaces occupied by Paduma Buddha in his last lay life. BuA.146; but see Paduma.
2. Yasuttara. A devata of Tavatimsa. She had been a resident of Baranasi. She once spun two robes, and, having washed them, she offered them to the Buddha. The Buddha accepted the gift and preached to her and she became a sotapanna. After death she was born in Tavatimsa as Yasuttara and was much loved by Sakka. When she realized that her good fortune was due to her faith in the Buddha, she visited him at Jetavana and told him her story. It is said that, owing to the power of her merit, she owned a most marvellous elephant. Vv.iv.3; VvA.181ff.
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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Full-text: Nagavimana Vatthu, Paduma.
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