Cetiyaghara, Cetiya-ghara: 2 definitions
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Cetiyaghara 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: archive.org: Vinaya Pitaka (The Book of the Discipline)Cetiyaghara refers to a “shrine house” and is mentioned in a list of places which are “not a residence” according to the Khandhaka section of the Vinaya Pitaka.—Accordingly: “[...] A monk under probation should not stay in a residence under one roofing with a regular monk, he should not stay in what is not a residence [e.g., cetiyaghara] under one roofing (with him), he should not stay in a residence or in what is not a residence under one roofing (with him)”.
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 1963Cetiyaghara, as mentioned in the Mihintale tablets of Mahinda IV (956-972), is the name of a locality that once existed in the ancient kingdom of Anurādhapura, Ceylon (Sri Lanka).—In Āt-vehera (P. Anto-vihāra or Inner Monastery) were (a) the Dāge or Vaṭa-Dā-Ge, that is, the Cetiyaghara built by Kaniṭṭha Tissa; and (b) the “Check-room”; belonging to Āt-vehera were the dāgābas on Uḍgala and Yāṭgala, the upper and lower rocks.
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)
Partial matches: Cetiya, Ghara.
Full-text: Caityagriha, Yatgala, Udgala, Silacetiya.
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Vinaya Pitaka (3): Khandhaka (by I. B. Horner)
Duties on one on probation < [12. Probation (Parivāsa)]