Tissavaddhamanaka, Tissavaḍḍhamānaka: 2 definitions
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Tissavaddhamanaka 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 locality in Ceylon, to the east of Anuradhapura (Mhv.xxxv.84). It contained the Mucela vihara and a tank of the same name (Mhv.xxxvii.48).
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 1963Tissavaḍḍhamānaka is the name of an ancient locality that existed in the Polonnaruva (Polonnaruwa) district of Ceylon (Sri Lanka).—Tissavaḍḍhamānaka district was in the eastern division of Rājaraṭṭha, and in it Vasabha (67-111) built the Mucela-vihāra. Mahāsena (275-301) built Tissavaḍḍhamānaka tank, also called Rattisa or Ranniya. In the Madirigiriya inscription of Kassapa V (914-923) the site is said to be in Rantisā. Parakkamabāhu I (1163-1186) repaired Suvaṇṇatissa tank. Nissaṅka Malla (1187-1196) declared Rantisā tank a sanctuary for animals. Codrington has correctly equated Tissavaḍḍhamānaka tank with Rantisā tank, the present, breached Kavuḍulla-vava, 6 miles north of Miṇṇeriya. The Rantisā sub-district was the area around Kavuḍulla and Madigiriya: it was part of a larger division known as Bidervatukuliya (Bijervatu-kuli in the Sīgiri Graffiti) which extended over the greater part of the northern half of Siṅhala Pattuva.
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: Mucelavihara, Ranniya, Rattisa, Madigiriya, Rantisa, Bidervatukuliya, Suvannatissa, Bijervatukuli, Kavudulla, Alisara, Mucela, Mandalagirika.
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