Samavati was one of the queens of King Udena of Kosambi, Samavati became so gladdened by Khujjuttara's discourse, she invited which ascetic (śramaṇa) and sage, on whose teachings Buddhism was founded, and his monks regularly to the palace to preach the Dharma to her and her 500 ladies in waiting?
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Samavati Samavati was one of the queens of King Udena of Kosambi. Her servant Khujjuttara became a foremost female lay disciple when she sent her to hear the Buddha's teachings and tell her about the teachings. Samavati became so gladdened by Khujjuttara's discourse, she invited Buddha and his monks regularly to the palace to preach the Dharma to her and her 500 ladies in waiting. She became the foremost disciple in loving kindness and compassion.
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Gautama Buddha Gautama Buddha (c. 563 BCE/480 BCE – c. 483 BCE/400 BCE), also known as Siddhārtha Gautama ] , Shakyamuni Buddha ] , or simply the Buddha, after the title of "Buddha", was an ascetic (śramaṇa) and sage, on whose teachings Buddhism was founded. He is believed to have lived and taught mostly in the eastern part of ancient India sometime between the sixth and fourth centuries BCE.
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Samadhana Samādhāna or "samādhānam" (Sanskrit:समाधानम्) is a Sanskrit noun derived from the word, "samādhā" (समाधा), and variously means – putting together, uniting, fixing the mind in abstract contemplation on the true nature of the soul, profound or abstract meditation, deep contemplation, intentness, steadiness, composure, peace of mind, clearing up a doubt or replying to the "pūrvapaksha", agreeing or promising, a leading incident, justification of a statement, proof, reconciliation or eagerness.
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Shuka Shuka (also Shukadeva, Shuka deva, Suka, Sukadev, Sukadeva Gosvami, ) was the son of the sage Vyasa (credited as the organizer of the Vedas and Puranas) and the main narrator of the Bhagavata Purana. Most of the Bhagavata Purana consists of Shuka reciting the story to the dying king Parikshit. Shuka is depicted as a sannyasi, renouncing the world in pursuit of moksha (liberation), which most narratives assert that he achieved.
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Saddharmarathnakaraya The Saddharmarathnakaraya, Pali: "Saddhammarathnákara" and Sinhalese: සද්ධර්මරත්නාකරය is a historical "Sinhala Buddhist" religious text compendium and was compiled as an explanation to a Pali: "páli" anthology by Ven. Dhammadinnáchárya Vimalakiththi, who was well known as a talented pupil of Ven. Dharmakeerthi Sangharája at the Monastery of "Palábaddala" while Parakramabahu VI of Kotte was ruling the Kingdom of Kotte in the 15th century.
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Itivuttaka The Itivuttaka (Pali for "as it was said") is a Buddhist scripture, part of the Pali Canon of Theravada Buddhism and is attributed to Khujjuttara's recollection of Buddha's discourses. It is included there in the Sutta Pitaka's Khuddaka Nikaya. It comprises 112 short teachings ascribed in the text to the Buddha, each consisting of a prose portion followed by a verse portion. The latter may be a paraphrase of the former, or complementary. Some scholars consider it one of the earliest of all Buddhist scriptures, while others consider it somewhat later.
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Jetavana Jetavana was one of the most famous of the Buddhist monasteries or viharas in India. It was the second vihara donated to Gautama Buddha after the Veluvana in Rajgir.
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Uddaka Ramaputta Uddaka Rāmaputta was a meditator, probably of Brahmanical background and a teacher of meditation. Uddaka Rāmaputta, as his name implied, was either a son of Rāma or a disciple of Rāma. Uddaka, who was one of the teachers of Goutama Buddha, taught refined states of meditation known as the immaterial attainments. After departure Goutama Buddha first went to Ālāra Kālāma and after following his method equalled his master. At this time Ālāra had nothing else to teach Gotama. But, Goutama was eager to learn more, so he started to search for another teacher. He found Uddaka Rāmaputta and accepted him as teacher.
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Ugraparipṛcchā Sūtra The Ugraparipṛcchā Sūtra ("The inquiry of Ugra") is an early Indian sutra which is particularly important for understanding the beginnings of Mahayana Buddhism. It contains positive references to both the path of the bodhisattva and the path of the arhat, the latter of which was denigrated as a lesser spiritual path in later Mahayana sutras. It also emphasises solitary spiritual practices instead of community-based ones much like the very early "Rhinoceros Sutra".
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Samavayanga Sutra Samavayanga Sutra (c. 3rd-4th century BCE) is the 4th amongst the 12 Angas of the Jaina canon. The sutra is believed to have been composed by Gandhara Sudharmaswami. This ancient manuscript is the holy book of the Svetambara sect. This text contains the essence of Jain religion, defined and catalogued systematically. Written c. 300 BCE, it is a part of the collection of texts containing Lord Mahavira’s teachings, collectively termed as Agama Sutras.
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Reality in Buddhism Reality in Buddhism is called "dharma" (Sanskrit) or "dhamma" (Pali). This word, which is foundational to the conceptual frameworks of the Indian religions, refers in Buddhism to the system of natural laws which constitute the natural order of things. "Dharma" is therefore reality as-it-is ("yatha-bhuta"). The teaching of Gautama Buddha constituting as it does a method by which people can come out of their condition of suffering ("dukkha") involves developing an awareness of reality ("see" mindfulness). Buddhism thus seeks to address any disparity between a person's view of reality and the actual state of things. This is called developing Right or Correct View (Pali: "samma ditthi"). Seeing reality as-it-is is thus an essential prerequisite to mental health and well-being according to Buddha's teaching.
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Phra Dhammavisuddhikavi Phra Dhammavisuddhikavi is a Buddhist teacher, writer and meditation master for Buddhist monks, novices and the general public in Thailand.
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Vitakkasanthana Sutta The Vitakkasanthana Sutta (MN 20) ("The Removal of Distracting Thoughts") is a discourse contained within the Pali Canon of Theravada Buddhism.
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Āgama (Buddhism) In Buddhism, an āgama (Sanskrit and Pāli for "sacred work" or "scripture") is a collection of Early Buddhist scriptures. The five āgamas together comprise the "Suttapiṭaka" of the early Buddhist schools, which had different recensions of each āgama. In the Pali Canon of the Theravada, the term "nikāya" is used in place of "āgama".
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Shatkhandagama Ṣaṭkhaṅḍāgama (Devanagari: षटखंडागम ), literally the "Scripture in Six Parts", is the foremost and oldest Digambara Jain sacred text. According to "Digambara" tradition, the original canonical scriptures of the Jains were totally lost within a few centuries of "Nirvana" of Lord Mahavira. Hence, "Satkhandāgama" is the most revered Digambara text that has been given the status of "āgama". The importance of the "Satkhandāgama" to the Digambaras can be judged by the fact that, the day its "Dhavalā" commentary was completed, it is commemorated as "Shruta Pañcami", a day when all the Jaina scriptures are venerated. "Satkhandāgama", the first "āgama" is also called the Pratham Shrut-Skandh, while the "Panch Paramāgama" by Acharya Kundakunda are referred to as the second "āgama" or Dvitiya Shrut-Skandh.
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Bhikkhuni A bhikkhunī (Pali) or bhikṣuṇī (Sanskrit) is a fully ordained female monastic in Buddhism. Male monastics are called bhikkhus. Both bhikkhunis and bhikkhus live by the Vinaya, a set of rules. Until recently, the lineages of female monastics only remained in Mahayana Buddhism and thus are prevalent in countries such as Korea, Vietnam, China, and Taiwan but a few women have taken the full monastic vows in the Theravada and Vajrayana schools over the last decade.
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Kalama Sutta The Kālāma Sutta is a discourse of the Buddha contained in the Aṅguttara Nikaya of the Tipiṭaka. It is often cited by those of the Theravada and Mahayana traditions alike as the Buddha's "charter of free inquiry."
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Buddhabhadra (translator) Buddhabhadra () (359-429 CE) was an Indian Buddhist monk, with the title of śramaṇa. He is most known for his prolific translation efforts of Buddhist texts from Sanskrit into Chinese, and was responsible for the first Chinese translation of the "Avataṃsaka Sūtra" ("Flower Ornament Scripture") in the 5th century.
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Gautama Buddha in Hinduism Gautama Buddha, of Buddhism fame, is one of the avatars of the god Vishnu in Vaishnava Hinduism. Of the ten major Vishnu avatars, he is considered as the ninth incarnation. His portrayal in Hinduism varies. In some texts such as the Puranas, he is portrayed as an avatar born to mislead those who deny the Vedic knowledge. In others such as "Gitagovinda" of Vaishnava poet Jayadeva, Vishnu incarnates as the Buddha to teach and to end animal slaughter.
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Vyasatirtha Vyasaraja or Vyasa Thirtha (Kannada: ವ್ಯಾಸತೀರ್ಥ ; 1447–1548), also called Vyasaraya or Chandrikacharya, was a Hindu philosopher, dialectician, polemicist and poet. He is considered to be one of the three great spiritual sages or "munitrayam" of Dvaita Vedanta, along with Madhvacharya and Jayatirtha, for his immense contribution to the school of thought. He was a scholar of very high order with a judicious defence of the Dvaita Vedanta against all rival schools of thought. He also brought the Haridasa cult, historically believed to be propagated by Sri Narahari Tirtha, into limelight. He belonged to the Dvaita school of Madhvacharya. He, along with Jayatirtha, helped systematize Dvaita into an established school of Vedic thought. Vyasaraja's genius lay in his clear understanding and exposition of all his opposing schools of thought, for which even his opponents admired him. He was a master at debate and dialogue in logic and philosophy. Till the publication of the Vyasayogicharita of the poet Somanatha, the world had no idea of the part played by Vyasaraja in the history of the Vijayanagara empire.
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Jambuka Jambuka (6th century BC) is an ascetic described in the 70th verse of the "Dhammapada", a Buddhist text.
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Khuddakapatha The Khuddakapatha (-pāṭha ; Pali for "short passages"; abbreviated as "Khp") is a Buddhist scripture, the first collection of discourses ("suttas") in the Khuddaka Nikaya of the Pali Canon of Theravada Buddhism. It includes texts essential to Buddhist disciples.