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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names

The family name of Ayasmanta (Cv.lxxx.37). They were worshippers of the god Skanda, and were an offshoot of the Moriyavamsa. According to the colophon of the Sinhalese poem, Salalihinisandesa.

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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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Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

khandhāvāra : (m.) a camp.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Khandhāvāra refers to: a camp, either (1) fortified (with niveseti) or (2) not (with bandhāpeti), esp. in the latter meaning w. ref. to a halting place of a caravan (=khandhāvāra?) (1) J. IV, 151; V, 162; DhA. I, 193, 199. ‹-› (2) J. I, 101, 332; PvA. 113; DhA. II, 79. Said of a hermitage J. V, 35.—fig. in sīla-khandhāvāraṃ bandhitvā “to settle in the camp of good conduct” DA. I, 244;—ja (adj. -n.) sprung from the trunk (of the tree), i.e. a growth or parasite S. I, 207=Sn. 272, expl. at SnA 304; khandhesu jātā khandha-jā, pārohānam etaṃ adhivacanaṃ.

Note: khandhāvāra is a Pali compound consisting of the words khandha and āvāra.

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Khandhāvāra (खन्धावार).—(= Pali id., MIndic for Sanskrit skandh°), army-encampment: Mahāvastu ii.485.14 khandhāvārehi (so read for Senart khandha°; mss. khandhyā°, khandya°) kanyaku- bjaṃ nagaraṃ samantena veṭhiyāna sthitāḥ.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Khaṃdhāvāra (खंधावार) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Skandhāvāra.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

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Partial matches: Khandha, Avara.

Starts with: Khandhavarapitthi.

Full-text: Skandhavara.

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