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The term is used to refer to any Theravada monks not within the Dhammayuttika Nikaya, the other principal monastic order. The Maha Nikaya is the largest order of Theravada Buddhism in Thailand and Cambodia, in Thailand taking up over 90% of the Buddhist monks in the country.
Nikāya ( निकाय) is a Pāli word meaning "volume". It is often used like the Sanskrit word āgama ( आगम) to mean "collection", "assemblage", "class" or "group" in both Pāḷi and Sanskrit. [1] It is most commonly used in reference to the Pali Buddhist texts of the Tripitaka namely those found in the Sutta Piṭaka.
Paṭṭhāna. The Majjhima Nikāya ("Collection of Middle-length Discourses") is a Buddhist scripture collection, the second of the five Nikāyas, or collections, in the Sutta Piṭaka, which is one of the "three baskets" that compose the Pali Tipitaka (lit. "Three Baskets") of Theravada Buddhism.
Maha Nikaya (Great Order) is one of the two principal monastic sub-lineages of modern Thai Buddhism. The other is Dhammayuttika Nikaya (Orthodox Order), which began in 1833 as a reform movement led by Prince Mongkut, son of King Rama II.
Sep 13, 2022 · The Thai abhorrence of conflict and lack of enthusiasm for doctrinal niceties have also played their part. For the last 160 years, there have been two orders in Thailand: the Mahānikāya and Dhammayut nikāya. The word ‘nikāya’ is most commonly rendered as ‘sect’ but that term tends to suggest – misleadingly – doctrinal dispute.
Generally, the Dahmayutti Nikaya sect of Theravada Buddhism is more strict than the Maha Nikaya sect. The Maha Nikaya is the largest order of Theravada Buddhist monks in Thailand . The identification of the Maha Nikaya as a single, discrete, entity is an innovation of the Thai state.
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Jan 1, 2018 · The Majjhima Nikāya, or "Middle-length Discourses" of the Buddha, is the second of the five nikāyas (collections) of the Sutta Pitaka. This nikāya consists of 152 discourses by the Buddha and his chief disciples, which together constitute a comprehensive body of teaching concerning all aspects of the Buddha's teachings. Majjhima Nikāya.
