Indapatta, Indapattana, Indapattha: 3 definitions
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Indapatta 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: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesA town in the Kuru country. In the Kurudhamma Jataka (J.ii.365f; also J.iii.400; iv.361; v.457; vi.255; Cyp.i.3, v.1), Dhananjaya Koravya, is mentioned as its king and as the owner of Anjanavasabha, the elephant of wondrous power.
The town was seven leagues in extent (J.v.57; 484) and there was a road that ran straight from Indapatta to Baranasi (J.v.59).
In times past, Indapatta was considered one of the three chief cities of Jambudipa, the others being Uttarapancala and Kekaka (J.ii.213, 214).
According to a verse found at the end of the Buddhavamsa (Bu.xxviii.11), the Buddhas razor and needle were enshrined at Indapatta.
The modern Delhi stands on the site of Indapatta.
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: Wisdom Library: BuddhismIndapattha (इन्दपत्थ) or Indapatthanagara is the name of an ancient city found by the son of Sippi: an ancient king from the Solar dynasty (sūryavaṃśa) and a descendant of Mahāsaṃmata, according to the Mahābuddhavaṃsa or Maha Buddhavamsa (the great chronicle of Buddhas) Anudīpanī chapter 1, compiled by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw. Dhammagutta and his descendants in that city were eighteen. The last of these eighteen kings was named Sippi. His son founded Indapattha-nagara and reigned. He and his descendants in that city were twenty-two.
India history and geography
Source: Ancient Buddhist Texts: Geography of Early BuddhismIndapatta (इन्दपत्त) refers to the ancient capital city of Kuru: one of the sixteen Mahājanapadas of the 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 ancient literature mention is made of two Kuru countries, Uttarākuru and Dakkhiṇakuru. The Kuru country mentioned in the Ṛg-veda is probably the Uttarākuru of later times which is alluded to in Pāli literature as a mythical region. According to the Mahā-sutasoma Jātaka (No. 537), the Kuru country was three hundred leagues in extent, and the capital city of Indapatta extended over seven leagues. It is stated in the Jātakas (Nos. 413 and 495) that the ruling dynasty belonged to the Yudhiṭṭhila gotta (i.e., the famity of Yudhiṣṭhira).
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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Starts with: Indapattanagara.
Full-text (+5): Sutasoma, Sucirata, Kekaka, Indapattanagara, Sippi, Brahmadeva, Kamanita Jataka, Migacira, Dhananjaya, Dasabrahmana Jataka, Baranasi, Molini, Brahmavaddhana, Surundhana, Ramma, Sudassana, Kuru, Dhumakari Jataka, Pupphavati, Vidhurapandita Jataka.
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Search found 6 books and stories containing Indapatta, Indapattana, Indapattha; (plurals include: Indapattas, Indapattanas, Indapatthas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 413: Dhūmakāri-jātaka < [Volume 3]
Jataka 515: Sambhava-jātaka < [Volume 5]
Jataka 228: Kāmanīta-jātaka < [Book II - Dukanipāta]
Amaravati Art in the Context of Andhra Archaeology (by Sreyashi Ray chowdhuri)
Mahā Sutasoma Jātaka < [Chapter 3 - Amarāvatī and the Formative Stage of the Buddhist Art]
Vidurapaṇḍita Jātaka < [Chapter 3 - Amarāvatī and the Formative Stage of the Buddhist Art]
Mahavamsa (by Wilhelm Geiger)
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Mahāsutasoma-jātaka (story of Sutasoma and Kalmāṣapāda) < [Part 4 - The Bodhisattva in the Abhidharma system]
The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
(7) Seventh Pāramī: The Perfection of Truthfulness (sacca-pāramī) < [Chapter 6 - On Pāramitā]
Part 7 - A Brief History of the Royal Lineage of the Bodhisatta < [Chapter 1 - The Story of Sataketu Deva, The Future Buddha]
Settlement in Early Historic Ganga Plain (by Chirantani Das)
Part 16 - Vārāṇasī from proto historic to historic context < [Chapter VI - Vārāṇasī: Emergence of the Urban Centre and Seat of Administration]