Lokottaravihara, Lokottara-vihara, Lokottaravihāra: 1 definition
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Lokottaravihara means something in 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.
India history and geography
Source: archive.org: Personal and geographical names in the Gupta inscriptionsLokottaravihāra (लोकोत्तरविहार) is a place-name classified as a pottaka and mentioned in the Gupta inscription No. 32. The Gupta empire (r. 3rd-century CE), founded by Śrī Gupta, covered much of ancient India and embraced the Dharmic religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. Lokottaravihāra was possibly the proper name of some local Buddhist monastery probably named after the Lokottaravādin sect of the Hīnayāna form of Buddhism. The Buddhist institutions alluded to in this inscription where evidently situated at or in the neighbourhood of Mandasor where the inscription was found, although no place is mentioned in the record.
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.
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