Dighasandana, Dīghasandana: 1 definition
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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesA Commander in chief of Devanampiyatissa. He built a little pasada on eight pillars for Mahinda, which became known as Dighasandasenapati parivena (Mhv.xv.212f; also Cv.xxxviii.16), and is famous as the residence of Mahanama, author of the Mahavamsa (MT.502). According to the Mahavamsa Tika (p.289), Dighasandaka was so called because he wore a long robe (dighasattakam nivasesiti Dighasandako), and the original name of the parivena built by him was Culapasada.
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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