Puliyankulam: 1 definition
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Puliyankulam means something in 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.
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Source: archive.org: Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 1963The Puliyankulam ruins represents the ancient Udā-Kitagbo-pavu: the name of a building built by the Mahādipāda Udaya of Dappula V (924-935) and forms part of the Abhayagiri-vihāra temple complex situated in Anurādhapura.—Udā-Kitagbo-pavu (or Udayakittiaggabodhipabbata, present Puliyankulam ruins) was built by the Mahādipāda Udaya of Dappula V and was a branch of Purvaram-vehera (Pubbārāma) of the Kapārā fraternity.
The Abhayagiri-vihāra complex (including the Puliyankulam ruins) was founded in March, B.C. 89, by king Vaṭṭagāmaṇi Abhaya who demolished a Nigaṇṭha (Jain) shrine called Titthārāma, built by Paṇḍukābhaya in the 4th century B.C., and erected, on its site, a vihāra of 12 cells.
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: Puliyankulamakanda.
Full-text: Uda-Kitagbo-pavu.
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