Kitagiri, Kitāgiri: 2 definitions
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Kitagiri means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 village of the Kasis, on the road from Kasi to Savatthi. It was the headquarters of the followers of Assaji and Punabbasu, who lived there, behaving in a shameless and wicked manner. A certain monk, on his way to Jetavana, passed through the place and was asked by a pious layman to complain to the Buddha of their ill behaviour. On hearing of it, the Buddha sent Sariputta and Moggallana to proclaim on them an act of banishment. (J.ii.387; Vin.ii.9f; iii.179f; DhA.ii.108f). Some time after, when the Buddha visited the place with a large company of monks, including Sariputta and Moggallana, the Assajipunabbasuka, were asked to provide lodgings for the visitors. They agreed to do so for the Buddha, but would have nothing to do with Sariputta and Moggallana (Vin.ii.171).
According to Buddhaghosa (MA.ii.668), Kitagiri was the name of a nigama (township). In the Samantapasadika (iii.613f) it is called a janapada, favoured by adequate rain and fruitful crops, and therefore chosen by the Assaji Punabbasukas.
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).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryKiṭāgiri (किटागिरि).—(= Pali id.), name of town (region?) among the Kāśī, home of Aśvaka and Punarvasu: Mūla-Sarvāstivāda-Vinaya iii.17.7, 8 etc.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Kitagiri Sutta, Kitagiriyaka.
Full-text: Udakaplotika, Kitagiri Sutta, Ashvaka, Punarvasuka, Chabbaggiya, Alavi.
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Vinaya Pitaka (1): Bhikkhu-vibhanga (the analysis of Monks’ rules) (by I. B. Horner)
Vinaya Pitaka (3): Khandhaka (by I. B. Horner)
Act of banishment < [11. The followers of Paṇḍuka and Lohitaka (Paṇḍulohitaka)]
Third recitation section < [16. Lodgings (Sayanāsana)]
An act of suspension for not relinquishing a wrong view < [11. The followers of Paṇḍuka and Lohitaka (Paṇḍulohitaka)]
Guide to Tipitaka (by U Ko Lay)
Part II - Bhikkhu Vagga < [(b) Majjihma Pannasa Pali]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Appendix 4 - Notes on the bhikṣus Ma (Aśvaka) and Tsing (Punarvasuka) < [Chapter XXVI - Exertion]
The Life of Sariputta (by Nyanaponika Thera)
Friendships < [Part II - Maturity Of Insight]
Buddhist Monastic Discipline (by Jotiya Dhirasekera)