Kumarapokuna, Kumārapokuṇa, Kumara-pokuna: 1 definition
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Kumarapokuna means something in 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.
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: archive.org: Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 1963Kumārapokuṇa is the name of a pond that corresponds with Silāpokkharaṇ� and existed within Citadel (royal enclosing) of Polonnaruva (Polonnaruwa), Ceylon (Sri Lanka).—On ground adjoining the Royal Enclosure, Parakkamabāhu laid out the Nandana Park in which were many varieties of fruit and flowering trees and the following structures:�(i) A Bath House with shower-baths and a (?) fountain; (ii) a Pavilion with pillars of sandalwood, containing an octagonal ṇḍ貹 resembling an ear-ornament; (iii) a ṇḍ貹 which had “the charm of a wreath of serpentine wanderings�; (iv) the Silāpokkharaṇ�, now called Kumārapokuṇa; (v) the Nandāpokkharaṇ�; (vi) a Pond holding perfumed water; (vii) the Vasanta cave; (viii) the Maṅgalapokkharaṇ�. Later, the Nandana Park was extended, re-named Lakkhuyyāna and made over to the Saṅgha: two ponds below hollow rocks were constructed for the monks to bathe in.

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Partial matches: Pokuna, Kumara.
Full-text: Lakkhuyyana, Mangalapokkharani, Nandapokkharani, Silapokkharani, Nandana, Vasanta.
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