Mandalarama, Mandalārāma: 1 definition

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Mandalarama 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)

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Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names

A monastery in Ceylon, probably near the village of Bhokkanta. It was the residence of the Elder Maha Tissa, reciter of the Dhammapada.

Sumana, wife of Lakuntaka Atimbara, recited there, in the assembly of the monks, the story of her past lives (DhA.iv.51).

According to the Vibhanga Commentary (VibhA.448; also DhSA.30; AA.i.52) the monastery was in the village of Kalakagama, and, in the time of Vattagamani, it was the residence of many monks, at the head of whom was Tissabhuta.

It was also the residence of Maliyadeva Thera. AA.i.22.

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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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