Ariyacakkavatti, Āriyacakkavatti: 1 definition

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Ariyacakkavatti means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

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Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names

A Damila general who came with a large army from the Pandu kingdom and landed in Ceylon during the famine in the reign of Bhuvanekabahu I. We are told that though he was no Ariya he was a dignitary of great power. He laid waste the kingdom and entered the capital Subhagiri. There he seized the Tooth Relic and the costly treasures which were kept with it and took them back to King Kulasekhara.

Cv.xc.43-7. Kulasekhara reigned 1268-1308. His general Ariyacakkavatti is mentioned in a South Indian Inscription (No. 110, in the Annual Report of Epigraphy, Southern Circle, Madras, 1903).

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Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).

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