Sura-ambavana, Sūra-ambavana: 2 definitions

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Sura-ambavana 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»] — Sura-ambavana in Theravada glossary
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names

A place in Ceylon, mentioned in the account of the wars of Parakkamabahu I. (Cv.lxx.87). It evidently formed part of Ambavana, the district round the Ambanganga. Cv.Trs.i.294, n.3.

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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

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Source: archive.org: Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 1963

Sūra-ambavana is the name of an ancient locality that existed in the Polonnaruva (Polonnaruwa) district of Ceylon (Sri Lanka).—[... also see Amban-Ganga...] Some 10 miles further up the river the districts through which it flowed were called Ambavana and Sūra-ambavana in the 12th century, and even today a part of this region is known as Ambana: the older name, Kara-Gaṅga appears to have been replaced by Amban-Gaṅga in comparatively recent times. Its main tributary is now known as Kalu-Gaṅga which is an equivalent for Kara-Gaṅga.

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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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