Parakkasamudda: 1 definition
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Parakkasamudda means something in Buddhism, Pali. 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.
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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names1. Parakkasamudda. A tank built by Parakkamabahu I., by the enlargement of the Pandavapi. Cv.lxviii.40.
2. Pamkkamasamudda. A tank built by Parakkamabahu I. and attached to the river system of the Karaganga. It was, probably, in the neighbourhood of Pulatthipura and had many canals branching off: the Gambhira, Hemavati, Nilavahini, Salalavati, Vettavati, Mangalaganga and Campa; and contained many sluices: Makara, Malatipuppha, Vettavati, Dakkhina, Mangala and Candi. The canal connecting it with the Karaganga was called the Akasaganga. Cv.lxxix.26f., 40ff.; see also Cv.Trs.ii.117, n.5.
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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