Sarabhu
| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R) |
Sarabhu (सरभू) was one of the five great rivers of northern India. It is Pali name for Sarayu River.
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Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names
1. Sarabhu Thera. A disciple of Sariputta. When the Buddha died, Sarabhu recovered from the pyre the Buddhas collar bone, and, bringing it to Ceylon, deposited it in the Mahiyangana cetiya, covering the relic chamber with medavanna stones in the presence of a large number of monks. He raised the cetiya to a height of twelve cubits. Mhv.i.37.
2. Sarabhu. One of the five great rivers of northern India. Vin.ii.237; Ud.v.5; S.ii.135; A.iv.101; SNA.ii.439; see also MA.ii.586. It formed the boundary between the two divisions of Kosala, Uttara and Dakkhina Kosala. The Aciravati was its tributary. Saketa was situated on the banks of the Sarabhu, which flowed through the Anjanavana (E.g., ThagA.i.104). The Sanskrit name is Sarayu. The Sarayu itself flows into the Ghanghara, which is a tributary of the Ganges. See also Gavampati (1).
3. Sarabhu. A channel which branched off to the north from the Punnavaddhana tank. Cv.lxxix.47.
Reference -https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/sarabhu
सरभू
सरभू (AS, p.937) बौद्ध साहित्य ('मिलिंदपन्हो', 'चूलवग्ग', 'विनयपिटक') में भारत की प्राचीन नदियों में से एक सरयू नदी का रूपांतरित नाम है।[1]