Atthakatha — (Pali for explanation, commentary) [ [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi bin/philologic/getobject.pl?c.0:1:538.pali Rhys Davids Stede (1921 25), pp. 24 25,] entry for Attha defines IAST|aṭṭhakathā as exposition of the sense, explanation, commentary … Wikipedia
Khuddaka Nikaya — The Khuddaka Nikaya ( nikāya; Minor Collection ) is the last of the five nikayas, or collections, in the Sutta Pitaka, which is one of the three baskets that compose the Pali Tipitaka, the scriptures of Theravada Buddhism. This nikaya consists of … Wikipedia
Pre-sectarian Buddhism — Early Buddhism Scriptures Pali Canon Āgamas Gandharan texts Counc … Wikipedia
Khuddaka Nikaya — Colección de Textos Pequeños Colección de Textos Pequeños (del pali khudda = pequeño o menor ) es una colección de escritos budistas. Forma parte del Sutta pitaka del Canon Pali, es decir, de la colección de los antiguos textos budistas escritos… … Wikipedia Español
Pāli Canon — The Pāli Canon is the standard collection of scriptures in the Theravada Buddhist tradition, as preserved in the Pali language. [Gombrich, Theravada Buddhism , 2nd edn, Routledge, London, 2006, page 3] It is the only completely surviving early… … Wikipedia
Vimana — A vimāna ( sa. विमान) is a mythical flying machine, described in the Sanskrit epics. In books by Srila Prabhupada, they are referred to as airplanes or spiritual airplanes .Etymology and usageSanskrit vi māna literally means measuring out,… … Wikipedia
Sutta Pitaka — The Sutta Pitaka (IAST|suttapiṭaka; or Suttanta Pitaka; cf Sanskrit सूत्र पिटक Sutra Pitaka) is the second of the three divisions of the Tipitaka or Pali Canon, the great Pali collection of Buddhist writings, the scriptures of Theravada Buddhism … Wikipedia
Petavatthu — The Petavatthu is a Theravada Buddhist scripture, included in the Khuddaka Nikaya of the Pali Canon s Sutta Pitaka. It is composed of 51 verse narratives describing specifically how the effects of bad acts can lead to rebirth into the unhappy… … Wikipedia
Vimana (disambiguation) — Vimana may mean: *Vimanam, the distinctive pyramidical roof towers of south Indian temples *Vimana, the flying chariot of the Sanskrit epics. **In most modern Indian languages, the word vimāna , vimān means aircraft. ** Biman is the same word in… … Wikipedia
Isaline Blew Horner — Dr. I.B. (Isaline Blew) Horner (March 30, 1896 April 25, 1981) was a leading scholar of Pali literature, late president of the Pali Text Society (1959 1981) and recipient of the Order of the British Empire (1980).LifeOn March 30, 1896, Horner was … Wikipedia
