Maha Angana, Mahā-aṅgana: 1 definition
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In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesA locality in Anuradhapura through which the sima of the Maha vihara passed; it was so called because of a large angana tree which stood there. Mbv.135,136.
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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