Buddha at Niranjana, the Later Vedic River Phalgu

dc.contributor.author	Lochan, A.
dc.date.accessioned	2015-06-12T04:51:40Z
dc.date.available	2015-06-12T04:51:40Z
dc.date.issued	2015
dc.identifier.citation	Lochan, Amarjiva 2015. Buddha at Niranjana, the Later Vedic River Phalgu. Heritage as Prime Mover in History, Culture and Religion of South and Southeast Asia, Sixth International Conference of the South and Southeast Asian Association for the Study of Culture and Religion (SSEASR), Center for Asian studies of the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. (Abstract) p.07.	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	978-955-4563-47-6
dc.identifier.uri	http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/8210
dc.description.abstract	Lord Buddha, as we know attained enlightenment at Gaya. His first bath in the River Niranjana known in Pāli as Lilajan is the most striking event in his process of becoming Buddha. A river mentioned in Ramayana as Phalgu and latter classical Sanskrit literature has been often stated to be the same as Niranjana. This paper explores the question of the connectivity of the later Vedic identity of these two rivers (?) being the same. It also goes through the reference of the two names - Niranjana and Phalgu in historical documents and the choice of the river – place selected by Lord Buddha for his Onward Path.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	University of Kelaniya	en_US
dc.title	Buddha at Niranjana, the Later Vedic River Phalgu	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US