Mahasena-vihara, Mahāsena-vihāra: 2 definitions
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Mahasena-vihara 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 vihara called after King Mahasena, to which Aggabodhi V. gave the village of Pannabhatta (Cv.xlviii.8; Cv.Trs.i.111, n. 1).
In the vihara was a Buddha image, and Sena II. granted it a village and appointed watchmen to look after it. (Cv.li.76)
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 1963Mahāsena-vihāra possibly corresponds with Talavatthu-vihāra: the name of an ancient locality that existed in the Polonnaruva (Polonnaruwa) district of Ceylon (Sri Lanka).—Vijayabāhu I (1055-1110) restored Tilavatthuka canal and filled Maṇihīra tank once again: the name Tilavatthuka or Talavatu is preserved in present Talvatura Oya which flows into Miṇṇeriya tank. Apparently the Tilavatthuka canal was that branch of the main Ālisāra canal which fed Miṇṇeriya tank. Talavatthu-vihāra, probably also known as Mahāsena-vihāra, was restored by Mānavamma (684-718): this vihāra, in all probability, was close to the Tilavatthuka or Talavatu canal.
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: Mahasena, Vihara.
Full-text: Pannabhatta, Talavatthu-vihara, Tilavatthuka, Talavatu.
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