20-603: Mandhata , also called Omkareshwar or Shivapuri and ancient Mahishmati , capital of Avanti Mahajanpada is a riverine island in the Narmada River in Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh , India. Omkareshwar Jyotirlinga is situated on the southern part of the island. Omkareshwar Mandhata is located on the Mandhata hill on the banks of the Narmada . The name "Omkareshwar" is due to
40-410: A mandala , calling it Mahisha-mandala . The 5th century Buddhist scholar Buddhaghosa terms this territory variously as Rattham-Mahisham , Mahishaka-mandala and Mahishmaka . John Faithfull Fleet theorized that Mahishmati was the capital of this region, which was named after a tribe called "Mahisha". This appears to be same as "Mahishaka", which is described as a southern kingdom (that is, south of
60-516: A kingdom distinct from the Avanti kingdom. The Sabha Parva (2:30) states that the Pandava general Sahadeva attacked Mahishmati, and defeated its ruler Nila. Mahismati was protected by Agni, due to his matrimonial relationship with the king's daughter. Agni even granted the unmarried women of Mahismati liberty of not staying with only one husband forever, and moving about freely. King Nila of Mahishmati
80-492: Is mentioned as a leader in the Kurukshetra War , rated by Bhishma as a Rathi . His coat of mail had blue colour (Mbh 5:19,167). Harivamsha (33.1847) names the founder of Mahishmati as Mahishmant, a king who was the son of Sahanja and a descendant of Yadu through Haihaya . At another place, it names the city's founder as Muchukunda , an ancestor of Rama . It states that he built the cities of Mahishmati and Purika in
100-612: Is probably the greatest religious and historical epic in the Pali language. The historiography (i.e., the chronology of kings, battles etc.) given in the Mahavamsa, and to that extent in the Dipavasma, are believed to be largely correct from about the time of the death of Ashoka . The Dīpavaṃsa was edited and translated into English by Hermann Oldenberg in 1879. Subsequently, the text was studied by B. C. Law in 1947. Tilman Frasch has shown that
120-502: Is set in a fictionalized version of the kingdom. Dipavamsa [REDACTED] Sri Lanka portal The Dīpavaṃsa (दीपवंस, Pali: [diːpɐˈʋɐ̃sɐ] , "Chronicle of the Island") is the oldest historical record of Sri Lanka . The chronicle is believed to be compiled from Atthakatha and other sources around the 3rd to 4th century CE. Together with the Mahāvaṃsa , it
140-592: Is the source of many accounts of the ancient history of Sri Lanka and India. Its importance resides not only as a source of history and legend but also as an important early work in Buddhist and Pali literature. It is probably authored by several Buddhist monks or nuns of the Anuradhapura Maha Viharaya in the 3rd-4th century. The Dipavamsa was likely the first completely new Pali text composed in Sri Lanka; it
160-780: The Dipavamsa be recited at the Mahinda festival held annually in Anuradhapura . The Dipavamsa refers to three visits to the Island by the Buddha, the places being Kelaniya , Deegavapi Raja Maha Viharaya , the place where the Bo-sapling was later planted within the Maha Mewna-uyana (Park) of Anuradhapura. It does not make any mention of the Buddha visiting Sri Pada . Starting with the Dīpavaṃsa in
180-573: The Kalachuri kingdom. Rulers of some 11th and 12th century kingdoms in present-day South India claimed Haihaya ancestry. They indicated their claimed place of origin with the title "Lord of Mahishmati, the best of the towns". Mahishmati appears to have been a flourishing city in as late as the 13th century. A 1225 CE inscription of the Paramara king Devapala mentions that he stayed at Mahishmati. The Baahubali film series directed by S. S. Rajamouli
200-700: The Rksha mountains . The Raghuvamsa states that Mahishmati was located on the Reva river (Narmada), and was the capital of the Anupa country. According to the Padma Purana (VI.115), the city was founded by a certain Mahisha Another account states that Kartavirya Arjuna conquered Mahishmati city from Karkotaka Naga , a Naga chief and made it his fortress-capital. The Buddhist text Digha Nikaya mentions Mahishmati as
220-615: The Vindhyas and the Narmada) in the Bhishma Parva of the Mahabharata . The Sutta Nipata states that when Bavari's disciples traveled from Pratishthana to Ujjayani, Mahishmati was one of the cities on the route. The inscriptions at Sanchi mention that pilgrims from Mahishmati visited the stupa at Sanchi. During the 6th and 7th centuries, Mahishmati may have served as the capital of
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#1732854884525240-625: The 4th century, the Theravādins of the Mahāvihāra in Sri Lanka attempted to identify themselves with the original Sthavira sect of India . The Dīpavaṃsa lauds the Theravāda as a "great banyan tree ," and dismissively portrays the other early Buddhist schools as thorns ( kaṇṭaka ). Regarding the Vijaya legend, Dipavamsa has tried to be less super-natural than the later work, Mahavamsa , in referring to
260-481: The ancient Mahishmati. These include: The Sanskrit epic Ramayana mentions the attack of Rakshasa king Ravana on Mahishmati. The Anushasana Parva states that Ikshvaku 's son Dashashva was a king of Mahishmati. It goes on to mention that the Haihaya king Kartavirya Arjuna ruled the entire earth from his capital Mahishmati (13:52). He was killed by Parashurama . Mahabharata mentions Mahishmati as part of
280-458: The capital of Avanti, while Anguttara Nikaya states that Ujjaini was Avanti's capital. The Maha-Govinda Suttanta also states that Mahishmati as the capital of Avanti, whose king was one Vessabhu. It is possible that the capital of Avanti was transferred from Ujjayani to Mahishmati temporarily. The Dipavamsa mentions a territory called Mahisa, describing it as Mahisa-ratta ("Mahisa country"). The Mahavamsa describes this region as
300-527: The greater attention given to the nuns of Sri Lanka in the Dipavamsa, as well as the description of Sangamitta as being particularly proficient in history, Hugh Nevill suggested that the Dipavamsa might have originated with the nuns' community at one or more of the Viharas, rather than being composed by monks. The Dipavamsa is considered "source material" to the Mahavamsa. The latter is more coherently organized and
320-469: The husband of the Kalinga princess, ancestor of Vijaya, as a man named Sinha who was an outlaw that attacked caravans en route. In the meantime, Sinha-bahu and Sinhasivali, as king and queen of the kingdom of Lala (Lata), "gave birth to twin sons, sixteen times." The eldest was Vijaya and the second was Sumitta. As Vijaya was of cruel and unseemly conduct, the enraged people requested the king to kill his son. But
340-430: The king caused him and his seven hundred followers to leave the kingdom, and they landed in Sri Lanka, at a place called Tamba-panni, on the exact day when the Buddha passed into Maha Parinibbana. The Dipavamsa gives a fuller account of the arrival of Theri Sangamitta (daughter to Asoka), but the epic story of Dutugamunu is treated only briefly, in ten Pali stanzas, while the Mahavamsa devoted ten chapters to it. Due to
360-435: The shape of the island, which appears to be Om . It is about two km (1.2 mi) long and 1 km (0.62 mi) wide. Local tradition reveals that King Mandhata paid homage to Shiva here and made this holy place his capital. This place is situated at a distance of about 10 km from Omkareshwar Road railway station on Akola–Ratlam rail line . Mahishmati Mahishmati ( IAST : Māhiṣmati )
380-566: Was also among the last texts to be composed anonymously. The preamble begins with "Listen! I shall relate the chronicle of the Buddha's visits to the island, the arrival of the Tooth Relic and the Bodhi tree , the advent of the Buddha's doctrine, the rise of the teachers, the spread of Buddhism in the island and the coming of Vijaya the Chief of Men". Dhatusena of Anuradhapura (5th century) had ordered
400-537: Was an ancient city and the capital of Haihayas in the present-day central India on the banks of Narmada River (in Madhya Pradesh ), although its exact location is uncertain. The city may have flourished as late as until 13th century, as indicated by a Paramara inscription. The following things are known about Mahishmati's location: Several cities in Madhya Pradesh , located along the Narmada river, are claimed to be
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