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Patacara
Paṭacārā or Patachara was a notable female figure in Buddhism, described in the Pali Canon. Among the female disciples of Gautama Buddha, she was the foremost exponent of the Vinaya, the rules of monastic discipline. She lived during the 6th century BCE in what is now Bihar and Uttar Pradesh in India. The story of childbirth and loss below has been attributed to Patacara in some Buddhist texts and in others has been attributed to another woman, Kisa Gotami Early life Patacara was described as the beautiful daughter of a very wealthy merchant of Savatthi, in the Kosala Kingdom. Her previous name was Roopwati, the most beautiful girl of the whole town. Her over-protective parents used to love her dearly and provide her with every luxury. She also had a younger brother named Bharadwaj. Though she had everything, she was unhappy because of loneliness. She falls in love with one of her parents' servants Amarshanath, a young, good-looking and innocent boy, who had a lower social s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ape Kaalaye Patachara
''Ape Kaalaye Patachara'' ( si, italic=yes, අපේ කාලයේ පටාචාරා) is a 2016 Sri Lankan Sinhala epic biographical film directed by Sugath Samarakoon and produced by Vishwakumara Wathiyage for Helawood Films. It stars Dulani Anuradha and Saranga Disasekara in lead roles along with Vinu Udani Siriwardhana and Cletus Mendis. Music composed by Sarath Wickrama. The film was shot near Anuradhapura. It is the 1266th Sri Lankan film in the Sinhala cinema. The film has influenced on Buddhist Jathaka Stories regarding Patachara, who lost all of her family by tragic incidents. Plot Cast * Dulani Anuradha as Patachara / Kumari * Saranga Disasekara as Jeevantha * Sarath Dikkumbura as Ranga Buddha * Anura Dharmasiriwardena * Cletus Mendis Gammada Liyanage Cletus Paulinus Mendis, popularly as Cletus Mendis (born July 17, 1949 as ක්ලීටස් මෙන්ඩිස් Sinhala) is a Sri Lankan actor, mainly works in cinema and television. He has receiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dulani Anuradha
Dulani Anuradha is a Sri Lankan Sinhaleese Film actress and a dancer by profession. She is best known for the roles in films, Aba, Vijaya Kuweni and Ahelepola Kumarihami. Cinema career She primarily portrays characters in historical films and teledramas, but has also acted in fictional movies such as ''Sanghili'' and ''Paravarthana''. Anuradha won a Best Actress award for her role in the film ''Vjaya Kuweni''. Dulani plays the major role in most of director, Sugath Samarakoon’s films. She played the main role in ''Bahu-Barya 2'' directed by Udayakantha Warnakulasooriya. Filmography * No. denotes the Number of Sri Lankan film in the Sri Lankan cinema. Television roles She acted in few television serials and known to refuse many soap operas. She acted as Pabalu in the serial ''Wahinna Muthu Wessak''. She played roles in Sumithra Rahubadda’s ''Pinibara Yamaya'' (as Udathari Manamendra) and ''Maha Polowa Ape Newei'' as well. She acted in a negative role in the drama ''Oba Ayem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bagan
Bagan (, ; formerly Pagan) is an ancient city and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Mandalay Region of Myanmar. From the 9th to 13th centuries, the city was the capital of the Bagan Kingdom, the first kingdom that unified the regions that would later constitute Myanmar. During the kingdom's height between the 11th and 13th centuries, more than 10,000 Buddhist temples, pagodas and monasteries were constructed in the Bagan plains alone, of which the remains of over 2200 temples and pagodas survive. The Bagan Archaeological Zone is a main attraction for the country's nascent tourism industry. Etymology Bagan is the present-day standard Burmese pronunciation of the Burmese word ''Pugan'' ( my-Mymr, ပုဂံ), derived from Old Burmese ''Pukam'' ( my-Mymr, ပုကမ်). Its classical Pali name is ''Arimaddanapura'' ( my-Mymr, အရိမဒ္ဒနာပူရ, lit. "the City that Tramples on Enemies"). Its other names in Pali are in reference to its extreme dry zone cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anathapindika
Anathapindika ( pi, Anāthapiṇḍika; sa, Anāthapiṇḍada); born Sudatta, was a wealthy merchant and banker, believed to have been the wealthiest merchant in Savatthi in the time of Gautama Buddha. He is considered to have been the chief male patron of the Buddha. Anathapindika founded the Jetavana Monastery in Savatthi, considered one of the two most important temples in the time of the historic Buddha, the other being Migāramātupāsāda. Anathapindika was born into a wealthy merchant family in Savatthi with the birth name Sudatta, and was a relative of Subhūti, one of the Buddha's principal disciples. He became widely known by the nickname ''Anathapindika'', literally "one who gives alms (''piṇḍa'') to the unprotected (''anātha'')", due to his reputation of loving to give to those in need. Anathapindika met the Buddha while on a business trip in Rājagaha after being told about him by his brother-in-law. He reached ''sotapanna'', a stage of enlightenment, after li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buddhist Publication Society
The Buddhist Publication Society (BPS) is a publishing house with charitable status whose objective is to disseminate the teaching of Gautama Buddha. It was founded in Kandy, Sri Lanka in 1958 by two Sri Lankan lay Buddhists, A.S. Karunaratna and Richard Abeyasekera, and a European-born Buddhist monk, Nyanaponika Thera. Originally conceived as a limited effort to publish small, affordable books on fundamental Buddhist topics, the Society expanded in scope in response to the reception of their early publishing efforts. The Buddhist Publication society's publications reflect the perspective of the Theravada denomination of Buddhism, drawing heavily from the Pāli Canon for source material. The BPS supplies Buddhist literature to over 3,000 subscriber members throughout 80 countries. Its titles have been translated into many languages, including German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Czech, Hindi, and Chinese. Publications The Buddhist Publication Society publishes a variety of wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melina Manandhar
Melina Manandhar ( Nepali: मेलिना मानन्धर; born January 23, 1977, as Sunita Manandhar) is a Nepalese actress, model and producer. She has acted in films, telefilms, television serials and music videos in Nepali and Newar languages. Career Since making her debut in ''Priyasi'' (1993) she has acted in over sixty Nepali and Nepal Bhasa language films and television dramas.She appeared in a supporting role in period drama ''Prem Pinda'' (1995) considered a classic in Nepali cinema. She also produced a Nepali film ''Jwalamukhi'' and a television show ''Karuna'' which aired on Nepal Television. She won the National Film Award in a special category as ''Best Actress for Indigenous Movie'' for her performance in Nepal Bhasa film ''Balamaiju'' in 2010. In 2014 she was appointed as a member of the Censor Board of Nepal by Ministry of Information and Communication. Personal life She was born to Maan Krishna Manandhar and Lalita Manandhar and spent most of he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nepal Bhasa
Newar (), or Newari and known officially in Nepal as Nepal Bhasa, is a Sino-Tibetan languages, Sino-Tibetan language spoken by the Newar people, the indigenous inhabitants of Nepal Mandala, which consists of the Kathmandu Valley and surrounding regions in Nepal. "Nepal Bhasa" literally means "Nepalese language", however the language is not the same as Nepali language, Nepali (Devanagari, Devanāgarī: नेपाली), the country's current official language of the central government. The two languages belong to different language families (Sino-Tibetan and Indo-European languages, Indo-European, respectively), but centuries of Language contact, contact have resulted in a significant body of shared vocabulary. Newar was Nepal's administrative language from the 14th to the late 18th century. From the early 20th century until 2006 democracy movement in Nepal, democratisation, Newar suffered from official suppression. From 1952 to 1991, the percentage of Newar speakers in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nepali People
Nepalis (English: Nepalese ; ne, नेपाली) are the citizens of Nepal under the provisions of Nepali nationality law. The country is home to people of many different national origins who are the descendants of immigrants from India, Kashmir, Central Asia, and Tibet. The term Nepalis (Nepalese) usually refers to the ''nationality'', that is, to people with citizenship of Nepal, while the people without Nepalese citizenship but with roots in Nepal such as Nepalese Americans are strictly referred to as ''Nepali Speaking Foreigners'' ( ne, नेपाली भाषी विदेशी) who are speakers of Bhojpuri, Maithili, Nepali or any of the other 128 Nepalese languages but are now foreign citizens or of foreign nationality bearing passports and citizenship of the foreign nation. It is also not generally used to refer to non-citizen residents, dual citizens, and expatriates. Nepal is a multicultural and multi-ethnic country with a majority of Hindus (includin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain, bordering the Tibet Autonomous Region of China to the north, and India in the south, east, and west, while it is narrowly separated from Bangladesh by the Siliguri Corridor, and from Bhutan by the Indian state of Sikkim. Nepal has a diverse geography, including fertile plains, subalpine forested hills, and eight of the world's ten tallest mountains, including Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth. Nepal is a multi-ethnic, multi-lingual, multi-religious and multi-cultural state, with Nepali as the official language. Kathmandu is the nation's capital and the largest city. The name "Nepal" is first recorded in texts from the Vedic period of the India ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arhat
In Buddhism, an ''arhat'' (Sanskrit: अर्हत्) or ''arahant'' (Pali: अरहन्त्, 𑀅𑀭𑀳𑀦𑁆𑀢𑁆) is one who has gained insight into the true nature of existence and has achieved ''Nirvana'' and liberated from the endless cycle of rebirth. Mahayana Buddhist traditions have used the term for people far advanced along the path of Enlightenment, but who may not have reached full Buddhahood. The understanding of the concept has changed over the centuries, and varies between different schools of Buddhism and different regions. A range of views on the attainment of arhats existed in the early Buddhist schools. The Sarvāstivāda, Kāśyapīya, Mahāsāṃghika, Ekavyāvahārika, Lokottaravāda, Bahuśrutīya, Prajñaptivāda, and Caitika schools all regarded arhats as imperfect in their attainments compared to buddhas.Sree Padma. Barber, Anthony W. ''Buddhism in the Krishna River Valley of Andhra''. 2008. p. 44Warder, A.K. ''Indian Buddhism'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arya (Buddhism)
Arya (Sanskrit ''ārya''; Pāli: ''ariya'') is a term used in Buddhism that can be translated as "noble", "not ordinary", "valuable", "precious", "pure", "rich". Arya in the sense of "noble" or "exalted" is frequently used in Buddhist texts to designate a spiritual warrior or hero. >> zum Begriff: protosanskrit/ sanskrit, indoeuropäisch: ārya: ā+ā-ra+_-ya: All-es(ā) ((von-Anfang (a) bis-Ende (a) bei-Alldem/All-em(ā/a) )) Er-reichen (â-ra) (((>ā-ra: (deutsch "Aar"):er-reich-en,er-greifen;er-fassen,begreifen;...jagen;morden)(: immer "zweideutig": "+//-")) _-werden(:_-ya: bringen) ((bringen, werden;(bringen-) werden, bringen (-werden) )) Usage The term is used in the following contexts: * The Four Noble Truths_are_called_the_''catvāry_ārya_satyāni''_(Sanskrit)_or_''cattāri_ariya_saccāni''_(Pali)._ *_The_Noble_Eightfold_Path.html" ;"title="Four Noble Truths: BUDDHIST PHILOSOPHY Encycl ... are called the ''catvāry ārya satyāni'' (Sanskrit) or ''cattāri ariya saccān ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
