THE BUDDHA PREACHING THE ABHIDHAMMA (HIGHER DOCTRINE) TO HIS FORMER MOTHER , NOW A DEVA AND OTHERS IN TAVATIMSA HEAVEN.
THE BUDDHA PREACHING THE ABHIDHAMMA (HIGHER
DOCTRINE) TO HIS FORMER MOTHER , NOW A DEVA AND OTHERS IN TAVATIMSA HEAVEN.
On the seveth year after His Enlightenment, the
Buddha preached the Abhidhamma (Higher Doctrine) in Tavatimsa Heaven. As
a fulfilment of gratitude to his former mother, now a Santussita deva,
the Buddha then delivered a sermon on the Higher Doctrine to thousands
of Devas (Gods) and Brahmas (higher celestial beings) who attained the
various stages of Noble Sainthood.
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