Usabhavati, Usabhavatī: 1 definition
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Usabhavati means something in Buddhism, Pali. 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 Names1. Usabhavati - A city where, in the pleasaunce near by, Paduma Buddha spent a rainy season. The citizens gave a special kathina robe to his chief disciple, Sala (BuA.148). According to the Buddhavamsa Commentary (p.173), Piyadassi Buddha preached his first sermon in the same pleasaunce, but the Buddhavamsa (xiv.119) gives its name as Ussavana.
2. Usabhavati - The city in which the Buddha Vessabhu died, at the Khemarama. BuA.209.
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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The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Buddha Chronicle 8: Paduma Buddhavaṃsa < [Chapter 9 - The chronicle of twenty-four Buddhas]
Buddha Chronicle 13: Piyadassī Buddhavaṃsa < [Chapter 9 - The chronicle of twenty-four Buddhas]
Buddha Chronicle 21: Vessabhu Buddhavaṃsa < [Chapter 9 - The chronicle of twenty-four Buddhas]