Rativaddhana: 1 definition
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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names1. Rativaddhana. One of the three palaces of Vessabhu Buddha in his last lay life. BuA.205; the Bu. (xxii.19) calls it Vaddhana.
2. Rativaddhana. A palace of Kakusandha Buddha in his last lay life. BuA.209; but BuA.(xxiii.16) calls it Vaddhana.
3. Rativaddhana. A palace of King Sabbadatta in the city of Ramma (Benares). J.iv.122.
4. Rativaddhana. A palace in Mithila. It was the special residence provided for Ruja by her father Angati. J.iv.231,232.
5. Rativaddhana. A pleasure park of Asoka. The king led Moggaliputtatissa there on his arrival from Ahogangapabbata, and, at the kings request, the Elder caused a partial earthquake. Mhv.v.257ff.
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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Full-text: Vaddhana, Vessabhu, Kakusandha.
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The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Buddha Chronicle 21: Vessabhu Buddhavaṃsa < [Chapter 9 - The chronicle of twenty-four Buddhas]
Mahavamsa (by Wilhelm Geiger)