བྲམ་ཟེ་བེ་ལ་མ། | Glossary of Terms

བྲམ་ཟེ་བེ་ལ་མ།

bram ze be la ma

brāhmaṇa velāma

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Brahmin Velāma

The Good Eon

Brahmin Velāma

བྲམ་ཟེ་བེ་ལ་མ།

bram ze be la ma

brāhmaṇa velāma

Definition in this text:

Appears in various Buddhist stories from the Pali canon onward as a previous incarnation of the Buddha who was renowned for the great acts of charity and generosity he performed despite the unworthiness of his recipients.

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AA

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RP

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RS

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