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Valukarama
वालुकाराम | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Order | Buddhism |
| People | |
| Abbot | Ven. Sabbakami and Ven. Revata |
| Important associated figures | King Kalasoka |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Non-functional |
| Site | |
| Location | Vesali (Vaishali) |
| Country | India |
| Other information | Site of Second Buddhist Council |
Valukarama Vihara was a Buddhist monastery or Sangharama in ancient Vesali in eastern India where Second Buddhist Council was held a hundred year after Buddha’s death. 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.[1][2][3]
The name of Walukarama Maha Vihara of Sri Lanka[4] seems to be inspired by the ancient Valukarama Vihara of Vesali.
| Pilgrimage to |
| Buddha's Holy Sites |
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| The Four Main Sites |
| Four Additional Sites |
| Other Sites |
| Later Sites |
References
- ↑ ‘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
- ↑ ‘The President participates in the Esala Maha Perahera traditional rituals at the Walukarama Maha Vihara’. Presidential Secretariat Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2023-07-17
