Kapilahvayapura, Kapilāhvayapura, Kapilahvaya-pura: 1 definition
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Source: Ancient Buddhist Texts: Geography of Early BuddhismKapilāhvayapura (कपिलाह्वयपुर) or simply Kapilāhvaya or Kapilapura is another name for Kapilavatthu: an ancient locality situated in Majjhimadesa (Middle Country) of ancient India, as recorded in the Pāli Buddhist texts (detailing the geography of ancient India as it was known in to Early Buddhism).—Kapilavatthu the capital of the Śākya country, named after the Ṛṣi Kapila. The Lalitavistara calls [Kapilavatthu as] Kapilavastu and sometimes Kapilapura or Kapilāhvayapura. These names occur also in the Mahāvastu. The Divyāvadāna also connects Kapilavastu with the sage Kapila. The Buddhacarita also mentions [Kapilavatthu] as Kaplasya vastu. The Mahāvastu says that Kapilavastu was surrounded by seven walls.
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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Partial matches: Kapilahvaya, Pura.
Full-text: Kapilapura, Kapilahvaya, Shilavati, Devadaha, Kapilasyavastu, Khomadussa, Ulumpa, Catuma, Sakkara, Samagama, Kapilavastu, Kapilavatthu.
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