Tanasiva, Tanasīva: 1 definition
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Tanasiva means something in Buddhism, Pali. 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 NamesA landowner of Matuvelanga and a supporter of Kupikkala Mahatissa Thera. When Vattagamani, the king, was in hiding, the thera entrusted him to the care of Tanasiva, who, for fourteen years, looked after him, his queen, Anuladevi, and his two sons. Then, as the result of a dispute between Anula and Tanasivas wife, Vattagamani shot him dead. Mhv.xxxiii.52-65.
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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Full-text: Samagalla, Vattagamani Abhaya, Anula, Shiva.
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