Kuvanna: 1 definition
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Kuvanna 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.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesA Yakkha maiden, whom Vijaya married on his arrival in Ceylon. With her assistance he killed the Yakkhas at their feast in Sirisivatthu. Later Vijaya discarded her in favour of a royal maiden from Madhura, and she left, with her two children Jivahattha and Dipella, for Lankapura, where she was slain as a spy. Her children fled to Malaya and their descendants became the Pulindas (Mhv.vii.9-68).
Kuvanna had as companion a slave called Sisapati (Sisapatika). v.l. Kuveni.
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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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Full-text: Vijaya, Tamraparni, Sumitta.
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Mahavamsa (by Wilhelm Geiger)