Manihira, Maṇihīrā, Maṇihīra: 3 definitions
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Manihira 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 Names1. Manihira. A vihara built by Mahasena. Mhv.xxxvil.40.
2. Manihira. A tank built by Mahasena (Mhv.xxxvii.47). Aggabodhi built a canal leading out of it (Cv.xlii.34); so did Sena II. (Cv.li.72). Among the canals flowing into the tank was the Tilavatthuka, restored by Vijayabahu I. (Cv.lx.53). Parakkamabahu I. rebuilt the tank (Cv.lxxix.31), and constructed the Kalindi Canal to carry away the overflow from the south side (Cv.xlii.54). It was near this tank that Sanghatissa was taken prisoner by the followers of Moggallana III. Cv.xliv.30.
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 1963Maṇihīra is the name of an ancient locality that existed in the Polonnaruva (Polonnaruwa) district of Ceylon (Sri Lanka).—Maṇihīra tank and Vihāra, also called Miṇihiri, Miṇihoru and Miṇṇeriya, present Miṇṇeriya, were built by Mahāsena (275-301). [...] 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.
Source: Ancient Buddhist Texts: Geography of Early BuddhismMaṇihīrā (मणिहीरा) is the name of a river as recorded in the Pāli Buddhist texts (detailing the geography of ancient India as it was known in to Early Buddhism).—Maṇihīrā (cf. Mahāvaṃsa) is the modern Minneriya, a tank near Poḷonnaruwa, Ceylon.
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)
Full-text: Tilavatthu, Minihiri, Minihoru, Kalindi, Mahasena-vihara, Talavatthu-vihara, Tilavatthuka, Talavatu, Sanghatissa, Mahasena.
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