Valukarama
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वालुकाराम | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Order | Buddhism |
| People | |
| Abbot | Ven. Upali, Ven. Sabbakami and Ven. Revata |
| Important associated figures | King Kalashoka |
| Architecture | |
| Functional Status | Non-functional |
| Site | |
| Location | Vesali (Vaishali (ancient city)) |
| Country | India |
| Other information | Site of Second Buddhist Council |
Valukarama Vihara was a Buddhist monastery or arama or Sangharama in ancient Vesali[1] in eastern India where Second Buddhist Council was held a hundred year after Buddha’s death under the patronage of Kalashoka. The monastery was situated 2.5 miles south-east of the city and was marked by a Stupa. The Chinese traveller Fahien had visisted and located the Second Council stupa close to the Kutagara.[2],[3],[4].
The question of the Ten Points raised by the Vajjiputta monks was settled in this Sangharama during the Second Buddhist Council. The Council at Valukarama was attended by 700 bhikkus from all over India and was presided by Thera Revata and Thera Yasa Sangiti. Thera Sabbakamin from Kosambi was the senior most monk[5]. Thera Revata asked Thera Sabbakamin on each of the ten points raised by the heretic Vajjiputta monks and the great Elder judged each of them to be unlawful[6].
Valukarama was serene and secluded sangharama[7]. This was the dwelling place of Upāli, Dāsaka’s teacher[8]
Balukaram[9]area in the present day Vaishali district of Bihar in India.
Similarly, the name of Walukarama Maha Vihara of Sri Lanka[10] and several other Buddhist temples in Sri Lanka seems to be inspired by the ancient Valukarama Vihara of Vesali.
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References[edit]
- ↑ Valukarama Encyclopaedia Indica by Jagdish Saran Sharma (1981) - Volume 2 - Page 1292.. Retrieved 2023-08-08
- ↑ ‘VALUKARAMA’An Early History of Vaisali by Mishra, Yogendra 1962. Retrieved 2023-07-17
- ↑ ‘Śaikṣa-Dharmas Revisited: Further Considerations of Mahāsāṃghika Origins’. History of Religions. Volume 35, Number 3Feb., 1996. The University of Chicago Press Journals. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1086/463427 Retrieved 2023-07-16
- ↑ ‘The Second Council’. Three Baskets (Tipitika) in Buddhism. Retrieved 2023-07-17
- ↑ Valukarama Along the Path: The Meditator's Companion to the Buddha's Land. Kory Goldberg, Michelle Decary (2012) - Page 207. Retrieved 2023-08-08
- ↑ Valukarama Mahāvaṃsa, the Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka by Ananda W. P. Guruge (1989) -Page 1068. Retrieved 2023-08-08
- ↑ ‘Valukarama’ Poya Days M Musæus-Higgins - 1999. Retrieved 2023-07-17
- ↑ ‘Vālikārāma’. Dictionary of Pali Proper Names. Pali Canon. Retrieved 2023-07-19
- ↑ Balukaram Balukaram Pin Code 844113. ABP Live. Retrieved 2023-08-08
- ↑ ‘The President participates in the Esala Maha Perahera traditional rituals at the Walukarama Maha Vihara’. Presidential Secretariat Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2023-07-17
External links[edit]
- Entry on Vālikārāma in the Dictionary of Pali Proper Names
- Entry on Valikarama in Wisdom Library
- Entry on Valukarama in Wikidata
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