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| + | A [[cetiya]] in [[Rohana]] in [[South Ceylon]], not far from [[Cittalapabbata]] [[Vihāra]], so named because it is situated on the summit of a rock. It is not known when and by whom it was built. [[King]] [[Kākavanna-Tissa]] fixed to it stone slabs, to make it easier of [[ascent]] (Mhv.Xxii.26). | ||
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| + | There were probably two [[cetiyas]] of the same [[name]], one being in [[Rohana]] and the other to the [[east]] of [[Anurādhapura]]. It is the [[latter]] which is mentioned in the thirty-third [[chapter]] of the [[Mahāvamsa]] (Vers. 68-9). | ||
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| + | [[Vattagāmani]], going up with his [[Wikipedia:Queen consort|queen]] to the [[Ākāsacetiya]], saw his [[minister]], [[Kapisīsa]], who had just come down from the [[cetiya]], where he had been sweeping the courtyard, sitting by the road; because he did not fling himself down before the [[king]], the [[latter]] slew him in [[anger]]. | ||
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| + | This [[Ākāsacetiya]] was near [[Acchagalla Vihāra]], which, according to the [[Mahāvamsa]] [[Tīkā]] (MT.302), was to the [[east]] of [[Anurādhapura]]. | ||
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| + | It may be that [[Ākāsacetiya]] was a common [[name]] for any [[vihāra]] built on the summit of a rock, for the Commentaries (AA.i.375; MA.ii.955) speak also of an [[Ākāsacetiya]] at [[Sumanagiri]] ([[Sumanakūta]]) at which the [[Tamil]] general Dīghajantu [[offered]] a [[red]] silken robe. | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:46, 7 January 2016
Ākāsacetiya
A cetiya in Rohana in South Ceylon, not far from Cittalapabbata Vihāra, so named because it is situated on the summit of a rock. It is not known when and by whom it was built. King Kākavanna-Tissa fixed to it stone slabs, to make it easier of ascent (Mhv.Xxii.26).
There were probably two cetiyas of the same name, one being in Rohana and the other to the east of Anurādhapura. It is the latter which is mentioned in the thirty-third chapter of the Mahāvamsa (Vers. 68-9).
Vattagāmani, going up with his queen to the Ākāsacetiya, saw his minister, Kapisīsa, who had just come down from the cetiya, where he had been sweeping the courtyard, sitting by the road; because he did not fling himself down before the king, the latter slew him in anger.
This Ākāsacetiya was near Acchagalla Vihāra, which, according to the Mahāvamsa Tīkā (MT.302), was to the east of Anurādhapura.
It may be that Ākāsacetiya was a common name for any vihāra built on the summit of a rock, for the Commentaries (AA.i.375; MA.ii.955) speak also of an Ākāsacetiya at Sumanagiri (Sumanakūta) at which the Tamil general Dīghajantu offered a red silken robe.
