Anjanavana, Añjanavana, Anjana-vana: 1 definition
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Anjanavana means something in 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.
India history and geography
Source: Ancient Buddhist Texts: Geography of Early BuddhismAñjanavana (अञ्जनवन) or Añcanavana is the name of a forest situated in Majjhimadesa (Middle Country) of ancient India, as recorded in the Pāli Buddhist texts (detailing the geography of ancient India as it was known in to Early Buddhism).—The Buddha once dwelt in the Deer Park in the Añjanavana at Sāketa.
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.
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Partial matches: Anjana, Vana, Ancana.
Full-text: Ancanavana, Kundaliya, Anjana Vana, Jambugamiya, Anjanavaniya, Jatilagahi, Jambugamika, Mendasira, Kakudha Sutta, Sarabhu, Bhuta, Saketa Jataka, Gavampati, Kakudha, Uttara, Mahanaga, Vana.
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The Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 68: Sāketa-jātaka < [Book I - Ekanipāta]
Jataka 385: Nandiyamiga-jātaka < [Volume 3]
Bihar and Eastern Uttar Pradesh (early history) (by Prakash Narayan)
The Pattern of Landholding < [Chapter 2 - Economic and Urban Processes]