Tambapanni, Tambapaṇṇi, Tambapaṇṇī: 5 definitions
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: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesThe name given to that district in Ceylon where Vijaya landed after leaving Supparaka (Mhv.vi.47; Dpv.ix.30). It is said to have been so called because when Vijayas followers, having disembarked from the ship, sat down there, wearied, resting their hands on the ground, they found them coloured by the red dust that lay there. Later on Vijaya founded his capital in Tambapanni, and following that the whole island came to bear the same name (Dpv.vii.38-42). Tambapanni was originally inhabited by Yakkhas, having their capital at Sirisavatthu (q.v.). The Valahassa Jataka (J.ii.129) speaks of a Tambapannisara. According to the Samyutta Commentary (ii.83; but in VbhA.p.444 it is spoken of as tiyojana satika), the Tambapannidipa was one hundred leagues in extent.
Anuradhapura formed the Majjhimadesa in Tambapannidipa, the rest being the Paccantimadesa (AA.i.265).
In Asokas Rock Edicts II. and XIII. Tambapanni is mentioned as one of the Pratyanta desas, together with Coda, Pandya, Satiyaputta, Keralaputta, and the realm of Antiyaka Yonaraja, as an unconquered territory with whose people Asoka was on friendly terms. Vincent Smith (Asoka (3rd edn.), p.163; but see Ind. Antiq., 1919, p.195f ) identifies this, not with Ceylon, but with the river Tamraparni in Tinnevelly.
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An irrigation channel built by Parakkamabahu I. It flowed northwards from the Ambala tank. Cv.lxxix.50.
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
: archive.org: Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 1963Tambapaṇṇi is one of the twenty canal-systems associated with Parakkamasamudda waters that existed in the Polonnaruva (Polonnaruwa) district of Ceylon (Sri Lanka).—The Pūjāvaliya gives the name Mahāsamudra to the Parakkamasamudda at Polonnaruva. The canal system associated with Parakkamasamudda is described and named in the Cūlavamsa as follows:—[...] Tambapaṇṇi canal, which flowed north from Ambālavāpi; [...].
: Ancient Buddhist Texts: Geography of Early BuddhismTambapaṇṇi (तम्बपण्ण�) is the name of a locality as recorded in the Pāli Buddhist texts (detailing the geography of ancient India as it was known in to Early Buddhism).—Tambapaṇṇi is mentioned in Rock Edicts II and XIII of Asoka as one of the Prachaṃta deśas along with Coḍa, Pāṇḍya, Satiyaputta, Keralaputta and the realm of Aṃtiyako Yonarājā with which Asoka was in friendly relations. Dr. Smith, however, identifies the word to mean not Ceylon but the river Tāmraparṇi in Tinnevelay. But the more correct identification is Ceylon which was meant in ancient times as Pārasamudra (Greek: Palaesimunda) as well as Tāmraparṇi (Greek: Taprobane).
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
[Pali to Burmese]
: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မ� အဘိဓာန�)1) tambapaṇṇi�
(Burmese text): (�) တမ္ဗပဏ္ဏိကျွန်း၊ သီဟိုဠ်ကျွန်း။ (�) ဝိဇယမင်းသားတို� ကူးတက်ရ� အရပ်။ (�) ယင်းဆိပ်ကမ်းအနီ� မြို့တည်ရာကုန်းပြင်။ (�) ဝိဇယမင်းသာ� အမှူးရှိသေ� ၇ဝ�-သေ� လူအပေါင်း။
(Auto-Translation): (1) Dambapannika Island, Thihol Island. (2) The place where the Prince of Wiza travels. (3) The hillside where the city is located near that port. (4) The total of 700 people who are special to Prince Wiza.
2) tambapaṇṇī�
(Burmese text): သီဟိုဠ်ကျွန်း၌-ဖြစ�-မွေးဖွာ�-သော၊ သူ။
(Auto-Translation): He was born on Thihoda Island.
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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Partial matches: Tamba, Pani, Tambapanni, I.
Starts with: Tambapanni-dipa, Tambapannibhasa, Tambapannidipaka, Tambapannidipapasadaka, Tambapannidipavasi, Tambapanninagara, Tambapanninivasi, Tambapannisara, Tambapannitala, Tambapannivasi, Tambapanniya, Tambapanniyaketu, Tambapanniyatthera.
Full-text: Tambapannibhasa, Tambapanni-dipa, Tambapanninivasi, Tambapanninagara, Tambapannisara, Tambapannivasi, Ambalavapi, Tambapanniya, Sihaladipa, Culanagalena, Antaravasa, Fourth Buddhist Council, Kuveni, Coda, Keralaputta, Culasamudda, Taprobane, Valahassa Jataka, Vijaya, Parakkamasamudda.
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