Nagaravinda: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Nagaravinda 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)
A brahmin village in Kosala where the Buddha once stayed during a tour and where he preached the Nagaravindeyya Sutta. M.iii.290.
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
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.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
nagaravinda (နဂရဝိန္ဒ) [(pu) (ပု)]—
[yadicchā]
[ယဒိစ္ဆာနာမ်]
[Pali to Burmese]
nagaravinda—
(Burmese text): နာဂရဝိန္ဒ-အမည်ရှိသော ပုဏ္ဏားရွာ။
(Auto-Translation): Nagaravinda - a village known as "The Village of Snakes."
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Nagaravindeyyaka.
Full-text: Nagaravindeyyaka, Nagarabindu, Nagaravindeyya Sutta.
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Guide to Tipitaka (by U Ko Lay)
Part V - Vibhahga Vagga < [(c) Uparipannasa Pali]