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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
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