Padivapi, Padīvāpi, Padīvāpī, Padivāpi, Padi-vapi: 2 definitions
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Padivapi 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 NamesA tank restored by Parakkamabahu II. Cv.lxxix.34. See also Cv.Trs.ii.119, n.2.
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: archive.org: Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 1963Padivāpi is the name of a tank possibly corresponding with Dhanavāpi, built by Moggallāna II (531-551), that existed near the ancient kingdom of Anurādhapura, Ceylon (Sri Lanka).—A district named Dhanapiṭṭhi or Valpiṭa is mentioned in the reign of Datta (683-684) who built Datta-vihāra in it. Note: In a Paper in U.C.R. XVI, 70, Professor Paranavitana identifies Dhanavāpi or Danāvāva as the earlier name of Padivāpi.
The Pāli Chronicles, strangely, contain no reference to the original construction of the largest of the ancient reservoirs, Padīvāpi, now known as Padaviya: a Sinhalese Chronicle ascribes the work to Saddhā Tissa (B.C. 137-119) but it is extremely doubtful whether so large a tank could have been constructed at this early period. Parakkamabāhu I (1153-1186) restored Padīvāpi and an inscription of this king states that the length of the bund was 3,200 riyan. Nissaṅka Malla (1187-1196) decreed Padīvāpi a sanctuary for animals. The surrounding district was known as Padī-raṭṭha and was in Uttarapassa (the northern province).
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Padi, Vapi, Pati.
Full-text: Dhanavapi, Padinnaru, Padirattha, Moragoda.
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