Manabharana, Mānābharana: 2 definitions
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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names1. Manabharana, Manabhusana. Nephew of Vijayabahu I. His father was king of Pandu and his mother, Mitta, was Vijayabahus sister. He had two brothers, Kittisirimegha and Sirivallabha. He married Ratanavali, daughter of Vijayabahu (Cv.lix.42ff). When Vijayabahu died, Jayabahu I. became king and Manabharana was made viceroy. When the rightful heir, Vikkamabahu, rose in revolt, Manabharana seized from him Rohana and Dakkhinadesa and lived in Punkhagama, under the name of Virabahu (Cv.lxi.21ff). He seems to have lived in constant conflict with Vikkamabahu. Later, when he had already two daughters, Mitta and Pabhavati, he gave over the government to his ministers and retired from the world. But seven or eight months later he had a dream in the temple of Indra and hurried back to Punkhagama because the dream presaged the birth of a mighty son. This son was Parakkamabahu I. Cv.lxii.3ff.
2. Manabharana. Son of Sirivallabha and Sugala. Lilavati was his sister (Cv.lxii.2). He married Mitta, daughter of Manabharana I., and also her sister, Pabhavati, and by the latter he had a son, Kittisirimegha (Cv.lxiv. 19, 23, 24). Manabharana reigned in Rohana as an independent king (Cv.lxvii.95). When the throne was captured by Gajabahu, Manabharana tried several times to wrest it from him, but, failing in these attempts, made an alliance with Gajabahu through the intervention of the monks; later, however, finding Parakkamabahu growing in power, he went over to him (Cv.lxx.179ff). When Gajabahu was captured and detained at Pulatthinagara, the soldiers started to pillage the city, despite the orders of Parakkamabahu. The people were enraged and invited Manabharana to come. On his arrival at Pulatthipura, he captured Gajabahu and threw him into a dungeon, seized all the treasures, including the Tooth Relic and Alms bowl, and took counsel with his mother to kill Gajabahu. On hearing of this, Parakkamabahu sent his forces against Manabharana and defeated the latters followers at various places. Manabharana then fled to Rohana, taking with him some of the treasures (Cv.lxx.255ff). From there he again tried to ally himself with Gajabahu; but the latter did not so desire, though his ministers were in favor of it. Relying on their support, Manabharana advanced from Rohana. He was, however, severely defeated at Punagama and other places and Parakkamabahus forces assailed him from all sides. The campaign brought varying success to the opposing armies, and Manabharana proved a skilful warrior. He was helped by various chieftains and fought bitterly and valiantly to the end (for details see Cv.lxxii.148 309), but, as he lay dying, he summoned his children and ministers and counseled them to join Parakkamabahu. Even after his death his queen Sugala encouraged intrigues against Parakkamabahu . Cv.lxxiv.29ff.
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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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMānābharaṇa (मानाभरण):—[from māna] m. Name of a king, [Inscriptions]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Full-text (+13): Manabhusana, Mahamaladeva, Kontadisavijaya, Pallavavala, Adipadakajambu, Badaravalli, Konduruva, Bodhisenapabbatagama, Rajatakedara, Pancavihara, Pabhavati, Gajabhuja, Natha, Sirivallabha, Rakkha, Punkhagama, Parakkamabahu, Sukarabhatu, Kittisirimegha, Giritata.
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