Viharabija
| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R) |
Viharabija (विहारबीज) or Viharabahu was an ancient village in Sri Lanka of which five hundred young men received the pabajja in Buddhism.
Origin
Variants
- Viharabija विहारबीज, लंका, (AS, p.866)
- Viharabahu (Mahavansa/Chapter 17)
History
In Mahavansha
Mahavansa/Chapter 17 mentions.....And from Cetavigama and also from Dvaramandala and also from Viharabahu even as from Gallakapitha and from Upatissagama, from each of these there received gladly the pabajja five hundred young men in whom faith in the Tathagata had been awakened.
विहारबीज (लंका)
विहारबीज (AS, p.866): महावंश 17,59,60 में उल्लिखित एक गाँव। यहाँ के निवासी पांच सौ युवको ने एक साथ बौद्ध धर्म में 'प्रव्रज्या' ग्रहण की थी। [1]