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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names

A brahmin village in Kosala where the Buddha once stayed during a tour and where he preached the Nagaravindeyya Sutta. M.iii.290.

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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: Ancient Buddhist Texts: Geography of Early Buddhism

Nagaravinda is the name of a village of Kosala: one of the sixteen Mahājanapadas of the Majjhimadesa (Middle Country) of ancient India, as recorded in the Pāli Buddhist texts (detailing the geography of ancient India as it was known in to Early Buddhism).—The Buddha also converted the Brahmins of Nagaravinda, a Brāhmaṇa village of Kosala. He went to the Mallas, Vajjis, Kāsīs and Magadhas from Kosala. Once he went to Venāgapura, a brāhmaṇa village of Kosala, and converted the Brāhamaṇa householders of the village.

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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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Full-text: Nagarabindu, Nagaravindeyya Sutta.

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Guide to Tipitaka (by U Ko Lay)

Part V - Vibhahga Vagga < [(c) Uparipannasa Pali]

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