Nalamala, Nalamāla: 2 definitions
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Nalamala 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 NamesNalamala or Nalamali.—An ocean passed by Supparaka and his crew on their way from Bharukaccha. It looked like an expanse of reeds or a grove of bamboos. The scholiast explains that the sea was red like scorpion reeds or crab weeds, which are red in colour. The sea contained coral (velu) in its bed, and some of this Supparaka hauled into his ship. J.iv.140,141.
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 BuddhismNalamāla (नलमाल) is the name of a sea situated in Aparāntaka (western district) of ancient India, as recorded in the Pāli Buddhist texts (detailing the geography of ancient India as it was known in to Early Buddhism).—Nalamāla had the aspect of an expanse of reeds or a grove of bamboos.
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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Starts with: Nalamalai.
Full-text: Nalamālī, Supparaka Jataka, Dhaniya.
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