Mutasiva, Mutas墨va, Mu峁璦siva, Muta-siva: 1 definition
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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesKing of Ceylon, senior contemporary of Asoka. He was the son of Pandukabhaya and Suvannapali, and reigned for sixty years (307-247 B.C.). Among his works was the laying out of the Mahameghavana. He had ten sons and two daughters, and was succeeded by his second son, Devanampiyatissa (Mhv.xi.1ff.; xiii.2). For their names see Dpv.xi.5 and xvii.25f., also MT. 425: Abhaya, Tissa (Devanampiyatissa), Naga (Mahanaga), Uttiya, Mattabhaya, Mitta, Siva (Maha Siva), Asela, Tissa, (Suratissa), Kira, Anula and Sivali.
The Dipavamsa (v. 82; but see xi.13) says that the sixth year of Asokas reign corresponded with the forty eighth of Mutasivas. Mutasiva, was crowned in the fourteenth year of Candaguttas reign and was still alive when the Third Council was held, when Mahinda was entrusted with the conversion of Ceylon; but Mahinda waited for the death of Mutasiva before carrying out his mission. Mhv.xi.12.
Therav膩da 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).
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Shiva, Mutta.
Starts with: Mutasivaraja.
Full-text: Mutasivaraja, Kalyani Tissa, Asela, Mutta, Shiva, Pandukabhaya, Mahameghavana, Metta, Anula, Devanampiyatissa, Mahanaga, Mahashiva, Naga.
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