Kolambahalaka, Kolambahālaka: 2 definitions
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Kolambahalaka means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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 NamesA village in Ceylon, where Bhalluka pitched his camp (Mhv.xxv.80; see also Mhv. Trs.176, n.2). It is probably identical with Kolambalaka (Mhv.xxxiii.42), in which case it was near the Tittharama, in the neighbourhood of the northern gate of Anuradhapura. There was also a monastery called Kolambahalaka founded by Suratissa, and said to have been near Raheraka (Mhv.xxi.5). The Kolambahalaka parivena was the residence of the monk Dathavedhaka. MT.176.
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: archive.org: Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 1963Kolambahālaka is the name of a vihāra that existed in the ancient kingdom of Anurādhapura, Ceylon (Sri Lanka).—Early in the 2nd century B.C., Sūratissa built Kolambahālaka-vihāra near Raheraka. In B.C. 161 the Cola reinforcements under Bhalluka landed at Mahātittha (Mantai) and advanced to Kolambahālaka which must have been very close to Anurādhapura because the subsequent battle took place within the City. In B.C. 103, Vaṭṭagāmaṇi Abhaya was vanquished in battle at Kolambālaka, also called Kalombālaka, which was to northward of and very close to the site of the later Abhayagiri-vihāra.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text: Raheraka, Kolombagamaka, Kolomgalureru, Rahera, Raherapabbata, Kolombā, Koloṃbagalu, Karindapabbata, Kolambalaka, Kalombalaka, Suratissa, Dathavedhaka, Pacinatissapabbata, Bhalluka.
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