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A branch of knowledge, dabbling in which is forbidden to monks (Sn.vs.927). When spoken in conjunction with the three Vedas, it is mentioned as a fourth branch of Veda with itihāsa as the fifth (DA.i.247). It is explained as āthabbanika-manta-payoga (the trade of the wonder-workers). SnA.ii.564. Updated: 15 September 2011 http://What-Buddha-Said.net/library/DPPN/ay/athabbana.htm |
