Mahanaga Vihara, Mahānāga-vihāra, Mahanagavihara, Mahānāgavihāra: 3 definitions
Introduction:
Mahanaga Vihara 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)
1. Mahanaga vihara. See Nagamaha vihara.
2. Mahanaga vihara. A monastery built by Aggabodhi I. in memory of King Mahanaga (Cv.xlii.24) (see Mahanaga 16). Jetthatissa III. assigned the villages of Matulangana and Odumbarangana to the padhanaghara there. Cv.xliv.98.
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
Pali-English dictionary
mahānāgavihāra (မဟာနာဂဝိဟာရ) [(pu) (ပု)]—
[mahānaga+vihāra]
[မဟာနဂ+ဝိဟာရ]
[Pali to Burmese]
mahānāgavihāra—
(Burmese text): ကံ့ကော်ပင်ကျောင်းကြီး။
(Auto-Translation): Kan Kauk High School.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Mahanaga, Vihara.
Full-text: Mahanagahatthi, Odumbarangana, Matulangana.
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