Sarassati, Sarassatī: 2 definitions
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Sarassati 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.
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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names1. Sarassati. A river in India, rising in the Himalaya. (Thag.1104;Mil.114 and AA.ii.737; SNA.i.321).
It is evidently the Sarasvati of Sanskrit literature, which, according to the Brahmanas, etc., formed the western boundary of the brahmanical Madhyadesa. It rises in the hills of Sirmu in the Himalayan range, called the Semalik, and enters the plain at Ad Badvi in Ambala. It is considered sacred by the Hindus. Law: Early Geog., p. 39; also CAGI.382 f
2. Sarassati. A channel branching off from the Toyavapi to the Punnavaddhanavapi. Cv.lxxix.46.
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: Ancient Buddhist Texts: Geography of Early BuddhismSarassatī (सरस्सती) is the name of a river situated in Majjhimadesa (Middle Country) of ancient India, as recorded in the Pāli Buddhist texts (detailing the geography of ancient India as it was known in to Early Buddhism).—Sarassatī is evidently the Sanskrit Sarasvati mentioned in Vedic and Brahmanical literature. According to the Brāhmaṇas, the Kāvyamīmāṃsa and Manu Saṃhitā, it formed the western boundary of the Brahmanical Madhyadeśa. According to the Milindapañho the Sarassatī issued forth from the Himavanta. It rises in the hills of Sirmur in the Himalayan range called the Sewalik and emerges into the plains at Ād Badri in Ambala. Like the Ganges, the river Sarassatī or Sarasvatī is considered as sacred by the Hindus.
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)
Starts with: Sarassatimandapa.
Full-text: Himavanta, Candrabhaga, Candabhaga, Punnavaddhana, Himava.
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Philosophy of language in the Five Nikayas (by K.T.S. Sarao)
9. Methodological Characteristics of the Five Nikāyas < [Chapter 3 - Language and Meaning as Reflected in the Five Nikāyas]
Visuddhimagga (the pah of purification) (by Ñāṇamoli Bhikkhu)
(4) Recollection of Past Lives < [Chapter XIII - Other Direct-knowledges (abhiññā-niddesa)]
Apadana commentary (Atthakatha) (by U Lu Pe Win)
Commentary on the biography of the the thera Sāriputta < [Chapter 1 - Buddhavagga (Buddha section)]