Labugamaka, Lābugāmaka, Labu-gamaka: 2 definitions
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Labugamaka means something in Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India. 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 in Ceylon where Pandukabhaya vanquished his uncles. Their heads were collected and lay like a heap of gourds, hence the name of the village (Mhv.x.72; see also Mhv.Trs.73, n.2.). Its original name was Nagaragama. MT. 292.
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).
India history and geography
Source: archive.org: Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 1963Lābugāmaka is identified with Labunoruva (=Lābugāmaka): an ancient locality that existed since the ancient kingdom of Anurādhapura, Ceylon (Sri Lanka).—Paṇḍukābhaya, in the 4th century B.C., fought his decisive battle at Lābugāmaka (near Ariṭṭhapabbata), identified by Geiger as present Labunoruva. In an inscription of the 1st century at Vadakahagala (Tammanagala), 2½ miles north-north-east of Labunoruva, the name Labunakara occurs: Lābugāmaka of the 4th century B.C., Labunakara of the 1st century, and modern Labunoruva are one and the same place, a remarkable instance of the survival of a village name for over 2,000 years. Other places named in the Vadakahagala (Tammanagala) inscription are:—(i) Maḍukola; (ii) Eraka; (iii) Ṇiliba; (iv) Naka-nakara (P. Nāga-nagara), already mentioned under Haṅdgala-vihāra; (v) Vahaṇikupiḍa; (vi) Acavivika; and (vii) Mayiha.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Gamaka, Labu.
Full-text: Labunoruva, Labunakara, Acavivika, Niliba, Mayiha, Naganagara, Eraka, Vadakahagala, Tammanagala, Madukola, Vahanikupida, Nakanakara, Pandukabhaya.
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