India history and geography

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

Tālavatthu or Tālavatthuvihāra is the name of an ancient locality that existed in the Polonnaruva (Polonnaruwa) district of Ceylon (Sri Lanka).—Manavamma (684-718) granted the village Paṇṇabhatta to Tālavatthu-vihāra. Dhātusena (455-473) built Paṇṇavallakabhūta-vihāra, and in Paṇṇasālaka Queen Kalyāṇavatī (1202-1208) built Kalyāṇavatī-vihāra. Sena II (853-887) built a sluice on Miṇṇeriya tank. Parakkamabāhu I (1153-1186) restored Miṇṇerya tank and made the canal named Kālindī which flowed south from the tank’s southern outlet. Nissaṅka Malla declared the tank a sanctuary for animals.

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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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Pali-English dictionary

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Tālavatthu refers to: (more correct tālâvatthu=tāla-avatthu) in tālâvatthukata a palm rendered groundless, i.e. uprooted; frequent as simile to denote complete destruction or removal (of passions, faults, etc.). Nearly always in formula pahīna ucchinna-mūla t° anabhāvaṃ-kata “given up, with roots cut out, like a palm with its base destroyed, rendered unable to sprout again” (Kern, Toev. II. 88: as een wijnpalm die niet meer geschiķt is om weêr uit te schieten). This phrase was misunderstood in BSk. : M Vastu III, 360 has kālavastuṃ.—The readings vary: tālāvatthu e.g. at M. I, 370; S. I, 69; IV, 84; A. I, 135; II, 38; J. V, 267; tālav° S. III, 10; V, 327; Th. 2, 478 (ThA. 286: tālassa chindita‹-› —ṭṭhāna-sadisa); Nd² frequent (see under pahīna); tālāvatthukatā at Vin. III, 3.—In other combination tālāvatthu bhavati (to be pulled out by the roots & thrown away) J. V, 267 (=chinnamūla-tālo viya niraye nibbattanti p. 273), cp. M. I, 250;

Note: tālavatthu is a Pali compound consisting of the words tāla and vatthu.

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Partial matches: Vatthu, Tala.

Starts with: Talavatthu-vihara, Talavatthukata.

Full-text: Pannabhatta, Kalavastu, Mahasena-vihara, Talavatthu-vihara, Kalyanavativihara, Kalyanavati, Pannavallakabhuta, Tilavatthuka, Talavatu.

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