Buddhist Sangha in Sri Lanka

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Buddhist_Sangha_in_Sri_Lanka

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	Buddhist monk
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:diet	alms food vegetarian (optional)
gptkbp:dressCode	saffron robes
gptkbp:education	Pirivena system
gptkbp:female_monastic_order	gptkb:Bhikkhuni_Sangha
gptkbp:festival	gptkb:Vesak gptkb:Esala_Perahera gptkb:Poson
gptkbp:founder	gptkb:Mahinda_Thera
gptkbp:governingBody	gptkb:Mahanayaka_Thero
gptkbp:historicalName	3rd century BCE
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Buddhist Sangha in Sri Lanka
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:Indian_Buddhism gptkb:Sri_Lankan_culture Sri Lankan kings Sri Lankan politics Sri Lankan education
gptkbp:main_Nikayas	gptkb:Amarapura_Nikaya gptkb:Ramanna_Nikaya gptkb:Siam_Nikaya
gptkbp:mainLanguage	gptkb:Pali gptkb:Sinhala
gptkbp:notableEvent	Decline of Bhikkhuni order Restoration of Bhikkhuni order in 20th century Revival in 18th century
gptkbp:notableFigure	gptkb:Anagarika_Dharmapala gptkb:Balangoda_Ananda_Maitreya_Thero gptkb:Henepola_Gunaratana gptkb:Walpola_Rahula Asgiriya Mahanayaka Malwathu Mahanayaka
gptkbp:notableSite	gptkb:Jetavanaramaya gptkb:Mahavihara gptkb:Abhayagiri_Vihara
gptkbp:ordination_age	20 (Bhikkhu) as young as 7 (Samanera)
gptkbp:ordination_lineage	Upasampada
gptkbp:relatedOrganization	gptkb:Buddhist_Publication_Society Pirivena schools Sri Lankan Buddhist temples
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:role	community leadership perform rituals preserve and teach Buddhist doctrine
gptkbp:scripture	Buddhist scripture
gptkbp:tradition	gptkb:Theravada
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Vijayabahu_I
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5