Missakapabbata, Missaka-pabbata: 4 definitions

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Missakapabbata 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)

[«previous next»] — Missakapabbata in Theravada glossary
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names

A mountain near Anuradhapura, the present Mihintale. It was while hunting the elk on this mountain that Devanampiyatissa met Mahinda who had come with his companions to convert the Island to Buddhism. It was on Silakuta, the northern peak of the mountain, that Mahinda alighted after his journey through the air from India, while the conversation between him and the king took place in Ambatthala, the small tableland below the peak (Mhv.xiii.14, 20; xiv.2; Dpv.xii.28, 37ff).

The mountain later came to be called Cetiyagiri (q.v.). Mhv.xvii.23; Dpv.xiv.56.

context information

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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India history and geography

[«previous next»] — Missakapabbata in India history glossary
Source: Ancient Buddhist Texts: Geography of Early Buddhism

Missakapabbata (मिस्सकपब्बत) or Missakagiri is the name of a mountain (pabbata) as recorded in the Pāli Buddhist texts (detailing the geography of ancient India as it was known in to Early Buddhism).—Missakagiri (cf. Dīpavaṃsa and Mahāvaṃsa) is the modern Mihintale mountain East of Anurādhapura, Ceylon.

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context information

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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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Missakapabbata in Pali glossary
Source: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionary

missakapabbata (မိဿကပဗ္ဗတ) [(pu) (ပု)]—
[missaka+pabbata]
[မိဿက+ပဗ္ဗတ]

[Pali to Burmese]

Source: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မာ အဘိဓာန်)

missakapabbata—

(Burmese text): မိဿကတောင်။

(Auto-Translation): Mithkatong.

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context information

Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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