Mandaligiri, Maṇḍalīgiri, Mandali-giri: 1 definition

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Mandaligiri 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.

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Source: archive.org: Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 1963

Maṇḍalīgiri or Maṇḍalīgirivihāra is the name of an ancient locality that existed in the Polonnaruva (Polonnaruwa) district of Ceylon (Sri Lanka).—[... see Maṇḍalagirika... ] The Cūlavaṃsa states that the 12th century treaty between Gajabāhu II and Parakkamabāhu was engraved on a natural rock at Maṇḍalīgiri-vihāra: this epigraph has not yet been discovered but a copy of it has been found at Saṅgamu-vihāra in Kurunāgala district. Nissaṅka Malla visited Maṇḍiligiri-vihāra. The ruins are now known as Madirigiriya-vihāra, a beautiful site 10 miles north-east of Miṇṇeriya.

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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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