Dathavamsa, Dāthāvamsa, Dāṭhāvaṃsa, Datha-vamsa: 2 definitions
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Dathavamsa 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 NamesA Pali poem, composed in the reign of Lilavati by Dhammakitti, at the request of the minister Parakkama. It is based on an older Sinhalese Chronicle, the Daladavamsa, and is an elaborate work dealing with the history of the Tooth Relic up to the time of its arrival in Ceylon. Ed. by the P.T.S. (1884); for details see P.L.C.207f.
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).
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: archive.org: A History of Pali Literature, vol 2The Dāṭhāvaṃsa gives an account of the tooth-relic of the Buddha which is said to have been brought to Ceylon by Dantakumāra, prince of Kaliṅga, from Dantapura, the captical of Kaliṅga. The work was written by Mahāthera Dhammakitti of the city of Pulatti in the Buddha era 845 during the reign of King Kittisirimeghavaṇṇa of Ceylon. He was a disciple of Sāriputta. It consists of five chapters.
Kern says that it is also known as Daladāvaṃsa composed about 310 A.D. It was translated into Pāli in A.D. 1200 under the title of Dāṭhāvaṃsa (see Manual of Indian Buddhism, p. 89).
The Dāṭhāvaṃsa is an important contribution to the history of Pāli Buddhist literature. It is an historical record of the incidents connected with the tooth-relic of the Buddha. It is as important as the Mahāvaṃsa and the Dīpavaṃsa. The history of CEylon would be incomplete without it.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Datha, Vamsha.
Full-text: Hemamala, Dathadhatuvamsa, Dathavansa, Dantakumara, Dantadhatubodhivamsa, Dussa Thupa, Dantadhatuvamsa, Dantapura, Dhammakitti, Parakkama.
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