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Baddhasimapasada, Baddhasima-pasada, Baddhasīmā岹: 3 definitions

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Baddhasimapasada 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)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Baddhasimapasada in Theravada glossary
: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names

A twelve storied uposatha house built in Pulatthipura by Parakkamabahu I. Cv.lxxviii.56, 67.

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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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General definition (in Buddhism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Baddhasimapasada in Buddhism glossary
: Google Books: Sinhalese Monastic Architecture

A square monument at Polonnaruva. A particularly interesting feature in the Baddhasīmā岹 is the existence of two concetric ranges of ī placed one behind the other and spaced out around the . These 'boudary' stones were and still are an essential feature of an uposathaghara, and at the Baddhasīmā岹 they take a most elaborate form. Each range has twelve stones in all and the area they delimit is, in each case, an exact square of 148 ft. and 158 ft., respectively. The inner row of ī is the taller and the more elaborate, nearly 6 ft. high, with a square shaft, an ornate neck and a heavily moulded capital supporting a lotus, a full-bellied vase and topped by an 峾첹.

India history and geography

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Baddhasimapasada in India history glossary
: archive.org: Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 1963

Baddhasīmā岹 or Baddhasīmā refers to a building that once existed near Polonnaruva (Polonnaruwa), Ceylon (Sri Lanka).—Parakkamabāhu I built the large monastery named the Ālāhana-pariveṇa. Its limits were marked by 10 boundary stones and it comprised:� (i) the Laṅkātilaka Image House of 5 storeys, decorated with figures of flowers, creepers, gods and brāhmas and enclosing acolossal, standing Image of the Buddha. Vijayabāhu IV restored the building. Its ruins still bear the same name; (ii) Rūpavatī Thūpa built by queen Rūpavatī of Parakkamabāhu I: this is probably the present Kiri-vehera; (iii) Subhaddā Cetiya; (iv) the Baddhasīmā-岹, the Uposatha House of the Monastery, of 12 storeys, with turrets, apartments, halls and cells: its ruins have been conserved; (v) Khaṇḍasīmā, a sacred space; (vi) a Pāsāda, for the Mahāthera, of 3 storeys; and (vii) several other appurtenant and subsidiary buildings.

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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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