Narivahana, Nārivāhana: 1 definition
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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names1. Narivahana
Son of Sujata. He lived in Narivahananagara, and when the Buddha Tissa came there, he entertained him and the monks for seven days, and at the end of that time handed the kingdom over to his sun and joined the Order. BuA.190.
2. NarivahanaA city, capital of King Narivahana, in the time of Tissa Buddha (see above) and of Upasanta, in the time of Vessabhu Buddha. BuA.206.
3. NarivahanaThe chariot of Vessavana (q.v.).
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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Full-text: Upashanta, Vessavana, Lohapasada, Sujata.
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The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Buddha Chronicle 17: Tissa Buddhavaṃsa < [Chapter 9 - The chronicle of twenty-four Buddhas]
Buddha Chronicle 21: Vessabhu Buddhavaṃsa < [Chapter 9 - The chronicle of twenty-four Buddhas]
Dipavamsa (study) (by Sibani Barman)