Sattapannaka-pasada, Sattapaṇṇaka-pāsāda: 2 definitions

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Sattapannaka-pasada 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)

[«previous next»] — Sattapannaka-pasada in Theravada glossary
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names

A building in Anuradhapura for the residence of the monks, evidently built by Voharikatissa (Mhv.xxxvi.32). The Maha Vamsa Commentary (MT. 662) says that it was attached to the palace.

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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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India history and geography

[«previous next»] — Sattapannaka-pasada in India history glossary
Source: archive.org: Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 1963

Sattapaṇṇaka-pāsāda or Hatthapaṇṇika-pāsāda is the name of a building constructed by Vohārika Tissa at Mahāvihāra in Anurādhapura. Mahāvihāra, also called the Tissārāma, was a region in the Southern Area of the city of Anurādhapura, founded in B.C. 246 by Devānaṃpiya Tissa and presented to the great Thera, Mahinda. Its territory (including Sattapaṇṇaka-pāsāda) comprised the Jotivana (previously called Nandana) and Mahāmegha Parks, the area to south and south-east of the citadel.

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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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