Somarama, Somārāma: 2 definitions
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Somarama 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)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesA vihara built in the name of Somadevi by Vattagamani, on the spot where she had seen, while in hiding, a samanera, who had used his hand to screen himself while urinating. Mhv.xxxiii.84; for identification see Mhv.Trs.235, n.3.
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: archive.org: Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 1963Somārāma is the name of a monastery built by Vaṭṭagāmaṇi Abhaya (B.C. 89-77) and forms part of the Abhayagiri-vihāra temple complex situated in Anurādhapura.—Somārāma or Maṇisomārāma monastery was built by Vaṭṭagāmaṇi Abhaya in honour of his Queen, Somadevī. Kaniṭṭha Tissa (167-186) added to it a great Pariveṇa as well as a thūpaghara (Vaṭa-dā-ge). Goṭhābhaya (249-263) restored the thūpaghara and the Uposatha House.
The Abhayagiri-vihāra complex (including Somārāma) 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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Full-text: Manisomarama, Somadevi.
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