Badalatthala, Badalatthali: 1 definition
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Badalatthala 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)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesA locality in the Dakkhinadesa of Ceylon (Cv.lviii.42; lxv.26).
It was the abode of the senapati Sankha, who was killed there (Cv.lxiv.9). Nearby was Pilimvatthu (Cv.lxv.4); it was to Badalatthala that the young Parakkamabahu first came when he escaped from his custodians. From there he went to Buddhagama (Cv.lxvi.19), and later returned to Baddalatthala in order to meet his mother, Ratanavali, and the senapati Deva, that he might visit his father with them (Cv.lxvii.81).
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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Full-text: Sankhatthali, Dakkhinadesa, Shankha, Parakkamabahu, Deva.
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