Abhayagiri Vihāra was a major monastery site of Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism that was situated in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. It is one of...
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Vihāra Vihāra generally refers to a Buddhist monastery for Buddhist renunciates, mostly in the Indian subcontinent. The concept is ancient and in early...
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dictionary. Abhayagiri may refer to: Abhayagiri vihāra a ruined monastic complex of great historical significance in Sri Lanka Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery...
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had separated from the Mahāvihāra tradition established Abhayagiri vihāra and Jetavana vihāra. According to A.K. Warder, the Indian Mahīśāsaka sect also...
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Sinhalese in the ancient Anuradhapura Kingdom. They form part of the Abhayagiri vihāra complex and are an example of the works in the field of hydrological...
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Pradesh, Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh (eighth century to modern times),Abhayagiri Vihāra, and Jetavanaramaya, in Sri Lanka. Indus Valley civilization Hinduism...
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Mahāvihāra was the first tradition to be established, while Abhayagiri Vihāra and Jetavana Vihāra were established by monks who had broken away from Mahāvihāra...
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Atamasthana (section Abhayagiri Dagaba)
known as Jaya Sri Maha Bodhiya, Ruwanwelisaya, Thuparamaya, Lovamahapaya, Abhayagiri Dagaba, Jetavanarama, Mirisaveti Stupa and Lankarama. They are situated...
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the republic of Kalinga and a king named Pandu. Legend states the Abhayagiri vihāra was first appointed custodianship of the relic when it was brought...
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Mahavihara (redirect from Maha Vihara)
Mahāsena (277-304 AD) had the Mahavihara destroyed by devotees of the Abhayagiri vihara. His son Sirimeghavanna restores the Mahavihara to its former glory...
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and the Abhayagiri vihāra in Sri Lanka. He refers to the monks of the Mahāvihara as the "Hīnayāna Sthaviras" and the monks of Abhayagiri vihāra as the...
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in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, such as Ruwanwelisaya, Jetavanaramaya, Abhayagiri vihāra and other works of ancient engineering would never have been known...
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largest Stupa in the world including Ruwanwelisaya, Jetavanaramaya and Abhayagiri vihāra located in Sri Lankan temples. Gautama Buddha Dambana Dhamma Sangha...
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Theravāda Abhayagiri Vihāra, branched from the Mahāvihāra in the first century BC and incorporated Mahāyāna and Vajrayāna doctrine Jetavana Vihāra, branched...
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Rata Maya Rata Rajarata Ruhuna Cities Polonnaruwa Sigiriya Sites Abhayagiri vihāra Anuradhapura Maha Viharaya Atamasthana Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi Mahamevnāwa...
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Lovamahapaya Abhayagiri Dagaba Jetavanarama Mirisaveti Stupa Lankarama Dakkhina Stupa Isurumuniya Kiribath Vehera Kuttam Pokuna Mahamevnāwa Gardens Naka Vihara Ranmasu...
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Abhayagiri is a Theravadin Buddhist monastery of the Thai Forest Tradition in Redwood Valley, California. Its chief priorities are the teaching of Buddhist...
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Rata Maya Rata Rajarata Ruhuna Cities Polonnaruwa Sigiriya Sites Abhayagiri vihāra Anuradhapura Maha Viharaya Atamasthana Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi Mahamevnāwa...
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Buddhist priesthood in the country was divided into three fraternities: Abhayagiri vihāra, Jetavanaramaya, and Mahavihara. He held a congregation of monks to...
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unchallenged until the foundation of the Abhayagiri Vihāra around 89 BCE by Vaţţagāmaņĩ. The Abhayagiri Vihāra became the seat of the reformed Mahāyāna...
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Panangkaran (746-784), and also mentioned a vihāra located on top of the hill, the Abhayagiri Vihāra, which means "vihāra on top of the hill that free from danger"...
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Uttar Pradesh, Vikramashila, in Bihar (circa 800–1040), Mahavihara, Abhayagiri Vihāra, and Jetavanaramaya, in Sri Lanka.[citation needed] In China, the...
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succession war, he sent him to Sri Lanka. The party left from Vedasagiri vihara, believed to be modern-day Sanchi. Mahavamsa and Dipavamsa, the chronicles...
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Rata Maya Rata Rajarata Ruhuna Cities Polonnaruwa Sigiriya Sites Abhayagiri vihāra Anuradhapura Maha Viharaya Atamasthana Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi Mahamevnāwa...
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the King also built a separate house for Sangamitta known as 'Hathalakha-Vihara' acceding to the request of the nuns to reside in a secluded place where...
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Government Agent of Anuradhapura District Nissanka Wijeyeratne with Leonard Woolf at Abhayagiri vihāra in 1960...
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Polonnaruwa Vatadage Hatadage Rankoth Vehera Nissanka Latha Mandapaya Gal Vihara World Heritage List Anuradhapura Sigiriya Mahawamsa Place names in Sri Lanka...
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Sanghamitra and minister Sona, and all valuables were transferred to Abhayagiri vihāra. The pillaging led to a rebellion by minister Meghavannabhaya, he...
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Uttar-Vihara, also called Abhayagiri Vihara was a famous vihara in the ancient capital of Sri Lanka. This Vihara was one of the 4 Vihara built during the...
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with the Mahavihara sect, but by the middle of the 1st century BC, the Abhayagiri sect had also begun to have a close link to the ruling of the country...
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