Kassapasena-vihara, Kassapasena-vihāra: 1 definition

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Source: archive.org: Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 1963

Kassapasena-vihāra is the name of a building built by the general of Kassapa IV (898-914) and forms part of the Jetavanārāma temple complex situated in Anurādhapura.—The Jetavanārāma complex (including Kassapasena-vihāra) was founded by Mahāsena (275-301) in the Jotivana Park on territory within the precincts of the Mahāvihāra. The king built it for the Mahāthera of Dakkhiṇa-vihāra. The Jetavanārāma monks were of the Sāgaliya sect which first established itself at Dakkhiṇa-vihāra in the year 253.

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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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