Uttara Vihāra: Difference between revisions

{{Short description|Historical Buddhist monastery site in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka}}

[[File:AbhayagiriDagaba.JPG|right|thumb|Abhayagiri of Anuradhapura]]

'''Uttar-Vihara''', also called [[Abhaygiri|Abhayagiri Vihara]]<ref>{{Cite book|page=111|quote= With the exception of a reference to an Uttaravihara-mahavamsa at Mahavamsha-tika 134 (and assuming the Uttara-vihara and the Abhayagiri-vihara are identical.)|url=http://archive.org/details/trendsinbuddhiststudiesamongstwesternscholarsvol.11|title=Trends In Buddhist Studies Amongst Western Scholars|last=Phuong Anh Dat|date=2020-03-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/paul-williams-buddhism-critical-concepts-in-religious-volume-1/page/87/mode/1up?q=%22uttara-vihara%22|quote= The Uttara-vihara and the Abhayagiri-vihara are identical.|title=Buddhism Critical Concepts In Religious, Volume 1|page=87|last=Paul Williams|date=2004}}</ref> was a famous vihara in the ancient capital of [[Sri Lanka]].<ref>{{Cite book|page=360|url=https://archive.org/details/pali-proper-names-1/PaliProperNames1/page/360/mode/1up?q=%22Uttara-vihara%22|first=G. P. Malalasekera|quote=Uttara-Vihára.—Another name for the Abhayagiri-Vihara. The inhabitants of the Uttaravihàra seem to have kept a chronicle, in the same way as did the dwellers of the Maha-Vihara. This is often referred to in the Mahàvamsa Tika, as the Uttara-Vihara-Atthakathà and the Uttara-Vihàra-Mahavamsa.  |last=John Murray|title=Pali Proper Names}}</ref> This Vihara was one of the 4 Vihara built during the reign of [[Devanampiya Tissa of Anuradhapura|King Tishya]], which was also called the "Vihara of the North".<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/cultureofceyloni0000unse/page/186/mode/1up?q=%22uttara-vihara%22|title=Culture of Ceylon in Mediaeval Times|page=175|first=Wilhelm|last=Geiger|quote=The four oldest and most prominent viharas were those in Anuradhapura (Mh.vs 53.37; 54.5, 33, 54), the Mahavihara, Maricavatti-, Abhayagiri-, and Jetavana-vihara. They were founded, in succession, by the kings Devanampiyatissa (15.214), Dutthagimani (26.12 sq.) Vattagimani (33.81), and Mahasena (37.33) between the 3rd century B.C. and the 4th century A. C. The Abhayagiri-vihara is also called Uttara-vihara ‘the Northern monastery’ (41.96; 50.79).|date=1960|others=Internet Archive}}</ref> One of the famous Atthakatha, Uttaravihara Atthakatha and Uttaravihara Mahavamsa were written here.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.56920/page/n7/mode/1up|title=History Of Pali Literature Vol.2|quote=These comprise, among others,certain earlier commentaries written in Sinhalese, such as the Mula or Maha-Atthakatha, the Uttara-Vihara Atthakatha (the Commentary of the dwellers in the “ North Minster ”), Mahapaecariya, the Kurundiya or Mahakurunda Atthakatha quoted by Buddhaghosa in his commentaries.|page=5|last=Law|first=Bimala Churn|date=1933}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|page=59|quote= The Uttaravihāra-atthakathā, Uttaravihāra-Mahāvamsa and Sārasamāsa seem to have been among the products of their literary pursuits.|url=https://archive.org/details/linatthavannana/dighanikayatthakathatika_linatthavannana_dighanikaya_subcomm_2/page/n58/mode/1up?q=%22uttara-vihara%22|first=LILY DE|last= SILVA|title=DIGHANIKAY ATTHAKATHATIKA LINATTHAVANNANA VOL. I}}</ref>