Mahasagara
| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R) |
Mahasagara (महासागर) was the name of a garden called Mahameghavanarama which was dedicated to Kashyapa Buddha by then king Jayanta of Sri Lanka.
Origin
Variants
- Mahasagara महासागर (AS, p.726)
History
In Mahavansha
Mahavansa/Chapter 15 mentions.... during king Jayanta's reign this isle bore then the name of Mandadipa ....`Third in our age of the world was the Conqueror of the Kassapa clan, the all-knowing Teacher, compassionate toward the whole world. `The Mahamegha-grove was called (at that time) Mahasagara; the capital, named Visãla, lay toward the West. Jayanta was the name of the king of that region then, and this isle bore then the name of Mandadipa.... `At that time a hideous and life-destroying war had broken out between king Jayanta and his younger royal brother.
महासागर
महासागर (AS, p.726): महावंश 15,152 में उल्लिखित माहामेघवनाराम का ही एक नाम है. इस उद्यान को लंका के राजा जयंत ने कश्यप बुद्ध को समर्पित किया था. यहीं बोधिवृक्ष की एक शाखा भी जयंत ने लगाई थी. [1]