Uttararama, Uttarārāma, Uttara-arama: 2 definitions
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Uttararama 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 Names1. Uttararama - An image house constructed by Parakkamabahu I. to the north of Pulatthipura. It was hewn out of the actual rock and had three grottoes, made by expert craftsmen - the Vijjadhara grotto, the grotto with the image in sitting posture and the grotto with the recumbent image. Cv.lxxviii.74ff; for a description of it see Cv. Trs.ii., 111, n.2; Bell: Arch. Survey of Ceylon for 1907, pp.7ff.
2. Uttararama - The monastery where Mangala Buddha held his second Great Assembly (Sannipata) in the presence of his kinsmen. BuA.120.
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 1963Uttarārāma is the name of an ancient locality that once existed near Polonnaruva (Polonnaruwa), Ceylon (Sri Lanka).—To north of the Ālāhana Pariveṇa were:—(i) Uttarārāma, now called Galvihāra, built by Parakkamabāhu I by breaking down the rock near the Mahāthūpa or Damila Thūpa and constructing 3 caves, (a) the Vijjādhara cave, (b) the cave with the Sedent Image, and (c) the cave with the Recumbent Image.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Uttara, Arama.
Starts with: Uttararamacampu, Uttararamacarita, Uttararamacaritra, Uttararamacaritracampu, Uttararamacharita, Uttararamacharitra, Uttararamandara, Uttararamayana.
Full-text: Nipannapatimaguha, Vijjadhara Guha, Galvihara, Vijjadhara, Damilathupa, Mahathupa.
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