Mucelavihara, Mucelavihāra, Mucela-vihara: 2 definitions
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Mucelavihara 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 NamesA monastery in Tissavaddhamanaka, in the eastern province of Ceylon. It was built by King Vasabha. Mhv.xxxv.84; MT. 652.
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 1963Mucelavihāra or Mucela is the name of an ancient locality that existed in the Polonnaruva (Polonnaruwa) district of Ceylon (Sri Lanka).—Tissavaḍḍhamānaka district was in the eastern division of Rājaraṭṭha, and in it Vasabha (67-111) built the Mucela-vihāra. [...] The Mahāvaṃsa states that the Ālisāra canal (present Alihara canal) was in existence in the reign of Vasabha (67-111), two centuries before Mahāsena, and that shares in it were assigned to Mucela-vihāra which was near the present Kavuḍulla tank: therefore the Ālisāra canal must have existed before the Miṇṇeriya and Kavuḍulla tanks were built.
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)
Partial matches: Mucela, Vihara.
Full-text: Tissavaddhamanaka, Mucela, Alisara, Ranniya, Rattisa, Kavudulla, Rantisa, Vasabha.
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