Kacchaka Tittha, Kaccha Tittha, Kacchakatittha: 4 definitions
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Kacchaka Tittha 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 ford in the Mahavaluka gana, near the Dhumarakkha mountain. It was here that Pandukabhaya captured the Yakkhini Cetiya (Mhv.x.59). This was a strategic point in the wars with the Tamils, and we find Kakavannatissa entrusting its protection to his son Dighabhaya (Mhv.xxiii.17). It is probable that, some time afterwards, the place fell into the hands of the Tamils, for we find Dutthagamani mentioned as having captured it from the Tamil general Kapisisa (Mhv.xxv.12). According to the Mahavamsa Tika (322, 366) the place was nine leagues from Anuradhapura, but Nimila journeyed there and back in one day.
The Anguttara Commentary (i.367) mentions that a man named Mahavacakala was once born there as a crocodile, a fathom in length, for having cast doubts on the efficacy of the Buddhas religion. Once he swallowed sixty carts with the bulls attached to them, the carts being filled with stone.
The ford is now identified with Mahagantota, the spot where the Ambanganga and the Mahaveliganga meet (Geiger, Mhv.Trs., 72, n.2). The Ambanganga was probably called Kacchakanadi, and at the spot where it met the Mahaveliganga, King Subha built the Nandigamaka vihara. See Mhv.xxxv.58, and MT.472; on this passage see also Geigers Trs., p.250, n.2; MT.472.
See also Assamandala.
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
Kacchakatittha is the name of a locality that existed in the ancient kingdom of Anurādhapura, Ceylon (Sri Lanka).—Dvāramaṇḍalaka, also called Dovārikamaṇḍala or Vāramaṇḍala or Demiṭigama, was a village and sub-district close to Mihintale. It was 9 yojanas (70 to 85 miles) from Kacchakatittha (Mahagantoṭa). Near Dvāramaṇḍala was Hatthikkhandha-vihāra, in the eastern division of Rājaraṭṭha, built by Sūratissa (circa B.C. 200).
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
kacchakatittha (ကစ္ဆကတိတ္ထ) [(pu,na) (ပု၊န)]—
[kacchaka+tittha]
[ကစ္ဆက+တိတ္ထ]
[Pali to Burmese]
kacchakatittha—
(Burmese text): ကစ္ဆကမည်သော ရေဆိပ်။ အကျယ်ကို မဟာဝင်ဝတ္ထု ပဏ္ဍုကာဘယမင်းနန်းတတ်ခန်း၌ ကြည့်ပါ။
(Auto-Translation): The beautiful lake. You can see it in the grand exhibition hall of Mahawunwut Museum.
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: Kacchaka, Tittha, Kaccha.
Full-text: Mahagantota, Dighabhaya, Nandigama, Hatthikkhandha, Demitigama, Dovarikamandala, Dvaramandala, Dvaramandalaka, Varamandala, Assamandala, Mahavacakala, Mihintale, Dhumarakkha, Mahaganga.
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