Mucelapattana: 1 definition
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Mucelapattana 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)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesPerhaps a place in Ceylon, where Voharika Tissa instituted alms (Mhv.xxxvi.30). The MT. p.661f, however, says that Mucelapattana was a metal boat in which various gifts were kept for distribution among the monks.
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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