Pāli Dictionary

jetavana

jetastemvanastem

Part of speech

noun · neuter

monastic

  • the Jetavana monastery in Sāvatthī; the park purchased by Anāthapiṇḍika from Prince Jeta and offered to the Buddha

  • SN 1.48

    idañ'hi taṃ jetavanaṃ, isisaṅghanisevitaṃ, āvutthaṃ dhammarājena, pītisañjananaṃ mama.

  • Kp 5

    atha kho aññatarā devatā abhikkantāya rattiyā abhikkantavaṇṇā kevalakappaṃ jetavanaṃ obhāsetvā yena bhagavā ten'upasaṅkami

  • a monastery in Sri Lanka, especially the one in Anurādhapura built by King Mahāsena

Encyclopedia

3 entries

Jetavana
Place

  • A park in Sāvatthi that the wealthy merchant Anāthapiṇḍika purchased from Prince Jeta by covering its ground with gold, becoming the site of the monastery most closely associated with the Buddha’s later ministry.

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Jetavana2
Place

  • A monastery near Anurādhapura in Sri Lanka, founded by King Mahāsena at the urging of the monk Tissa of Dakkhiṇārāma and later given a large thūpa, whose fraternity diverged doctrinally from the Mahāvihāra.

Jetavana3
Place

  • A monastery built by King Parakkamabāhu I at Pulatthipura, housing the shrine of the Tivaṅka Buddha image, with the Nammadā Canal running through its grounds.

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