Uttara Vihara, Uttara-vihāra: 1 definition
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Uttara Vihara 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.
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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesAnother name for the Abhayagiri Vihara (q.v.). The inhabitants of the Uttaravihara seem to have kept a chronicle, in the same way as did the dwellers of the Maha Vihara. This is often referred to in the Mahavamsa Tika, as the Uttara Vihara atthakatha and the Uttara Vihara Mahavamsa. Judging from the quotations from this work given in the Mahavamsa Tika, the Uttara Vihara chronicle seems to have differed from the tradition of the Maha Vihara more in detail than in general construction. It is not possible to say whether it contained exegetical matter on the Pali Canon besides matters of historical interest. For a detailed account of the work see Geiger: The Dipavamsa and the Mahavamsa, pp.50ff; also my edition of the Mahavamsa Tika.
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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Partial matches: Uttara, Vihara.
Full-text: Mahindasenavasa, Samgha.
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