Kalasila, Kālasilā, Kālaśilā, Kalashila: 3 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Kālaśilā can be transliterated into English as Kalasila or Kalashila, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Nilamata Purana: a cultural and literary studyKālaśilā (कालशिला) is the name of a Goddess that was once worshipped in ancient Kashmir (Kaśmīra) as mentioned in the Nīlamatapurāṇa.—These Goddesses (e.g., Kālaśilā) form the shining galaxy of female deities worshipped by the people of Kaśmīra.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names1. Kalasila - The black rock by the side of Isigili (Isigilipasse).
It was there that Moggallana was murdered (J.v.125f; DhA.iii.65f; ApA.i.206) and that Godhika (S.i.120f; DhA.i.431f ) and Vakkali (S.iii.124) committed suicide.
It was a lonely spot, and we are told that when monks came from afar to Rajagaha they would ask Dabba Mallaputta to find them lodgings there because they wished to see evidence of Dabbas iddhi powers (Vin.ii.76; iii.159).
The Buddha is mentioned (S.i.194) as having stayed at Kalasila with a great company of monks. On one such occasion the Buddha is said to have given Ananda an opportunity of asking him to continue to live for a whole aeon. But Ananda failed to do so (D.ii.116).
The Buddha is elsewhere (ThagA.ii.209) described as residing at Kalasila with five hundred monks, all of whom were arahants. Moggallana discovered their powers, and thus earned the praise of Vangisa.
The Samyutta Commentary (SA.ii.229) speaks of a Kalasilavihara.
In the Culadukkhakkhandha Sutta (M.i.92), it is said that Kalasila was also the residence of some Niganthas, followers of Nathaputta.
2. Kalasila - See Kalasela.
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).
India history and geography
Source: Ancient Buddhist Texts: Geography of Early BuddhismKālasilā (कालसिला) is the name of a mountain situated in Majjhimadesa (Middle Country) of ancient India, as recorded in the Pāli Buddhist texts (detailing the geography of ancient India as it was known in to Early Buddhism).—Kālasilā is at Rājagaha.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Moggallāna Mahāthera’s Attainment of Parinibbāna < [Chapter 43 - Forty-one Arahat-Mahatheras and their Respective Etadagga titles]
The Catu-Bhanavara-Pali (critical study) (by Moumita Dutta Banik)
(5) Isigili Sutta < [Chapter 3 - Subject Matter of the Second Bhanavara]
(2) Mahamoggallana Thera Bojjhanga < [Chapter 3 - Subject Matter of the Second Bhanavara]
The Nilamata Purana (by Dr. Ved Kumari)
Apadana commentary (Atthakatha) (by U Lu Pe Win)
Commentary on the biography of the thera Mahāmoggallāna < [Chapter 1 - Buddhavagga (Buddha section)]