Kotisanthara, Kotisanthāra: 1 definition

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Kotisanthara means something in Buddhism, Pali. 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.

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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

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Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names

In the Jatakas mention is made (E.g., J.iii.18; 375, 397; J.iv.113) of the Buddha when he wished to address the monks of Jetavana, asking Ananda to summon them to the Kotisanthara and ordering that a seat be prepared for him at the entrance to the Gandhakuti.

Kotisanthara was probably the name given to that part of the Jetavana grounds just outside the Buddhas own apartments. It may have been so called in reference to the fact that Anathapindika bought the land by spreading on it a crore of kahapanas (kahapana koti santharena) (J.i.94). Or the name may have been restricted to the part actually covered by the pieces of money, for we are told (Vin.ii.159) that the money was not sufficient to cover the whole of the ground.

There were buildings in the Kotisanthara, the monks living in these buildings being referred to as Antokotisanthare vasanta. (E.g., J.iv.113)

Kotisanthara is generally translated as The Golden Pavement, (E.g., Jat. Trs.iii.12; iv.71) which seems to be a wrong rendering.

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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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