Girikandasiva: 1 definition
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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesA chieftain, uncle of Pandukabhaya and father of Suvannapali. He had been appointed chieftain of the district of Girikanda by Panduvasudeva, and refused to recognise Pandukabhayas claim to the throne (Mhv.x.29f). When Suvannapali was carried away by Pandu kabhaya, her father sent his five sons to rescue her, but they were all slain by Canda, son of Pandula (Mhv.x.41f). When Pandukabhaya became king he restored the province of Girikanda to his uncle, putting him in charge of it (Mhv.x.82).
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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