Vebhara, Vebhāra: 3 definitions
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Vebhara means something in Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India, Jainism, Prakrit. 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. Vebhara. One of the five hills surrounding Rajagaha (E.g., M.iii.68). At its foot was the Sattapanniguha, where the first Convocation was held (Vin.ii.76; W. 159; Sp.i.10, etc.). The river Tapoda (q.v.) rose in a lake at the foot of Vebhara. SA.i.30f.
2. Vebhara. A city in which Padumuttara Buddha preached and ordained ninety crores of men. Bu.xi.9.
3. Vebhara. The birthplace of Siddhattha Buddha, where, later, he preached the Buddhavamsa, when ninety crores of beings realized the Truth. Bu.xvii.5, 13; BuA. p. 186; J.i.40.
4. Vebhara. A city built by Vissakamma, where Valliya Thera (Candanamaliya) lived in a previous birth. ThagA.i.294; Ap.ii.424.
5. Vebhara. v.l. for Dvebhara (q.v.).
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: Ancient Buddhist Texts: Geography of Early BuddhismVebhara (वेभर) refers to one of the five mountains encircling Girivraja or Giribbaja: an ancient capital of Magadha, one of the sixteen Mahājanapadas of the 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).—Early Pāli literature abounds in information about the Magadha country, its people, and its ancient capital Giribbaja. Magadha roughly corresponds to the modern Patna and Gayā districts of Bihar. The Mahābhārata seems to record that Girivraja was also called Bārhadrathapura as well as Māgadhapura and that Māgadhapura was a well-fortified city being protected by five hills. Other names recorded in the Mahābhārata are Varāha, Vrishabha, Rishigiri, and Caityaka. The statement of the Mahābhārata that Girivraja was protected by five hills is strikingly confirmed by the Vimānavatthu Commentary in which we read that the city of Giribbaja was encircled by the mountains Isigili, Vepulla, Vebhara, Paṇḍava and Gijjhakūṭa.
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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Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryVebhāra (वेभार) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Vaibhāra.
Vebhāra has the following synonyms: Vebbhāra.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
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Full-text (+6): Vaibhara, Vebbhara, Viriya, Sattapanniguha, Dvebhara, Isigilipassa, Sattapanni, Vaibharagiri, Vaihaya, Tapoda, Isigili, Caityaka, Varaha, Vrishabha, Magadhapura, Rishigiri, Barhadrathapura, Giribbaja, Pandava, Vepulla.
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The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Buddha Chronicle 16: Siddhattha Buddhavaṃsa < [Chapter 9 - The chronicle of twenty-four Buddhas]
Buddha Chronicle 10: Padumuttara Buddhavaṃsa < [Chapter 9 - The chronicle of twenty-four Buddhas]
Part 25 - The Relinquishing of The Life-maintaining Mental Process < [Chapter 40 - The Buddha Declared the Seven Factors of Non-Decline for Rulers]
The Book of Protection (by Piyadassi Thera)
Discourse 16 - The Discourse At Isigili < [Discourses]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.12.19 < [Chapter 12 - The Glories of Nityānanda]
Mahavamsa (by Wilhelm Geiger)
Settlement in Early Historic Ganga Plain (by Chirantani Das)
Part 8 - Rājagṛha: The Nodal Centre on the Emergence < [Chapter I - The Case Study of Rājagṛha]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Part 2 - The origins of Rājagṛha < [Chapter V - Rājagṛha]
Part 2 - The arharts who compiled the baskets (piṭaka) < [Chapter III - General Explanation of Evam Maya Śruta]