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Cetiyaghara, Cetiya-ghara: 4 definitions

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Cetiyaghara 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»] � Cetiyaghara in Theravada glossary
: archive.org: Vinaya Pitaka (The Book of the Discipline)

Cetiyaghara refers to a “shrine house� and is mentioned in a list of places which are “not a residence� according to the Khandhaka section of the Vinaya Pitaka.—Accordingly: “[...] A monk under probation should not stay in a residence under one roofing with a regular monk, he should not stay in what is not a residence [e.g., cetiyaghara] under one roofing (with him), he should not stay in a residence or in what is not a residence under one roofing (with him)�.

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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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India history and geography

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

Cetiyaghara, as mentioned in the Mihintale tablets of Mahinda IV (956-972), is the name of a locality that once existed in the ancient kingdom of Գܰ󲹱ܰ, Ceylon (Sri Lanka).—In Āt-vehera (P. Anto-vihāra or Inner Monastery) were (a) the Dāge or Vaṭa-Dā-Ge, that is, the Cetiyaghara built by Kaniṭṭha Tissa; and (b) the “Check-room�; belonging to Āt-vehera were the on Uḍgala and Yāṭgala, the upper and lower rocks.

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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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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Cetiyaghara in Pali glossary
: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionary

cetiyaghara (စေတိယဃ�) [(na) (�)]�
[cetiya+ghara]
စıĐĭ�+ဃû

[Pali to Burmese]

: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မ� အဘိဓာန�)

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(Burmese text): စေတီအိမ်၊ စေတီကျောင်းဆောင်။

(Auto-Translation): Seti house, Seti monastery.

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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