Hatthavanagalla Vihara, Hatthavanagalla-vihāra: 1 definition
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Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesA monastery, erected by Gothabhaya on the spot where Sirisanghabodhi (q.v.) gave his head as a gift to a poor man. It was repaired by Parakkamabahu II. Vijayabahu III. was cremated near the vihara, and Parakkamabahu II. built there a cetiya and an octagonal image house which contained a stone image of the Buddha (Cv.lxxxv.73f). It is said that a king, named Upatissa, had built in the monastery a five storeyed pasada in honour of a monk who made the earth and sky resound with thunder at the moment of his attainment of arahantship. Parakkamabahu II. found it fallen into decay and had it restored in his name. His minister, Devappatiraja, erected, in the kings name, a three storeyed pasada, gave it to Anomadassi Thera, who was chief incumbent of the vihara at that time, and set up a stone inscription to record the gift. Cv.lxxxvi.12f, 37f.
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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Partial matches: Vihara.
Full-text: Devappatiraja, Anomadassi.
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