Assapura, Assa-pura: 4 definitions
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Assapura 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)
A city in the kingdom of Anga. It was here that the Maha Assapura and Cula Assapura Suttas were preached by the Buddha (M.i.271ff.; 281ff.; MA.i.483).
According to the Cetiya Jataka, Assapura was built by the second of the five sons of King Upacara of Ceti, on the spot where he saw a pure white horse. It lay to the south of Sotthivati, Upacaras capital. J.iii.460.
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
Assapura (अस्सपुर) is the name of an ancient locality 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).—In the Cetiya Jātaka we are told that four sons of the King of Ceti built five cities: Hatthipura, Assapura, Sīhapura, Uttarā Pañcāla, and Daddarapura. Assapura was named as such as the king’s son laid out the city in the very place where he saw a royal horse which was white.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
assapura (အဿပုရ) [(na) (န)]—
[assa+pura]
[အဿ+ပုရ]
[Pali to Burmese]
assapura—
(Burmese text): အဿပုရမည်သော-မြို့-နိဂုံး၊ အင်္ဂတိုင်းမှ မြို့(နိဂုံး) တစ်ခု၏ အမည်။
(Auto-Translation): Name of a town (Nigon) from England.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Pura.
Starts with: Assapura Suttas, Assapurasutta, Assapuravasi.
Full-text: Assapuravasi, Assapurasutta, Mahaassapura, Culaassapurasutta, Assapura Suttas, Cula Assapura Sutta, Maha Assapura Sutta, Daddarapura, Hatthipura, Sihapura, Anga, Uttarapancala, Apacara, Kapila.
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Search found 5 books and stories containing Assapura, Assa-pura; (plurals include: Assapuras, puras). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Guide to Tipitaka (by U Ko Lay)
Part IV - Mahayamaka Vagga < [(a) Mulapannasa Pali]
Philosophy of language in the Five Nikayas (by K.T.S. Sarao)
2.5(c). Majjhima Nikāya (The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha) < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Buddhist Sutra literature (study) (by Gopika G)
Part 1 - Introduction to Pāli Literature < [Chapter 1 - An Introduction to Buddhist Literature]
Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 422: Cetiya-jātaka < [Volume 3]
Old Brahmi Inscriptions (by B. M. Barua)
Part 12 - Kharavela’s personal history < [Book 2 - Notes]