Kapilapura, Kapila-pura: 6 definitions
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Kapilapura means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesSee Kapilavatthu.
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 BuddhismKapilapura (कपिलपुर) or Kapilāhvayapura is another name for Kapilavatthu: an ancient locality 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).—Kapilavatthu the capital of the Śākya country, named after the Ṛṣi Kapila. The Lalitavistara calls [Kapilavatthu as] Kapilavastu and sometimes Kapilapura or Kapilāhvayapura. These names occur also in the Mahāvastu. The Divyāvadāna also connects Kapilavastu with the sage Kapila. The Buddhacarita also mentions [Kapilavatthu] as Kaplasya vastu. The Mahāvastu says that Kapilavastu was surrounded by seven walls.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryKapilapura (कपिलपुर).—nt.: = next: Lalitavistara 243.2 (verse).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKapilapura (कपिलपुर):—[=kapila-pura] [from kapila > kapi] n. = -vastu below.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Kapila, Pura.
Starts with: Kapilapurana.
Full-text: Ajitajana, Kapilahvayapura, Kapilahvaya, Shilavati, Devadaha, Kapilasyavastu, Catuma, Sakkara, Khomadussa, Ulumpa, Samagama, Kapilavastu, Kapilavatthu.
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Dhammapada (Illustrated) (by Ven. Weagoda Sarada Maha Thero)
Verse 13-14 - The Story of Monk Nanda < [Chapter 1 - Yamaka Vagga (Twin Verses)]
A Historical Study of Kaushambi (by Nirja Sharma)
Kaushambi in Ancient Literature < [Chapter 2]
The Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 447: Mahā-Dhamma-Pāla-jātaka < [Volume 4]
Jataka 485: Canda-Kinnara-jātaka < [Volume 4]