Samagalla, Sāmagalla: 1 definition
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Samagalla 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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Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesA village in Ceylon (Mhv.xxxiii.52 f). At the time of the compilation of the Mahavamsa Tika (MT. 616), it was called Moragalla. Its full name was Matuvelanga Samagalla. It was in the Malaya country, and Vattagamani Abhaya lived there during a part of his exile in the house of Tanasiva.
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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