Siyam Nikaya
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Siyam Nikaya is a major monastic order of Theravada Buddhism in Sri Lanka, historically influential in the island’s religious and political life.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist monastic order
ⓘ
Theravada monastic fraternity ⓘ |
| associatedWithRelic | Sacred Tooth Relic of the Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTemple | Sri Dalada Maligawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Amarapura Nikaya
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Ramanna Nikaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| establishedInCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| establishedInPeriod | Kandyan Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsVinaya | Theravada Vinaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Upali Thera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genderOfOrdination | male ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTransliteration | Siam Nikaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClergyType | bhikkhu ⓘ |
| hasDoctrinalOrientation | orthodox Theravada ⓘ |
| hasFounderMonk | Upali Thera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLeadershipStructure | Mahanayaka Theros of Malwatta and Asgiriya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMembershipRestriction | traditionally limited to Govigama caste ⓘ |
| hasMonasticRole | Mahanayaka Thero NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryFocus | monastic discipline and ritual ⓘ |
| hasSecondaryFocus | education and preaching ⓘ |
| hasSubOrder |
Asgiriya Chapter
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Malwatta Chapter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersRegion |
Central Province of Sri Lanka
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Kandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole | dominant monastic order in Sri Lanka for centuries ⓘ |
| influenced |
Buddhist ritual practices in Sri Lanka
ⓘ
relations between Sangha and state in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| influentialIn |
political life of Sri Lanka
ⓘ
religious life of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| involvedIn | Buddhist revival movements in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| languageOfScriptureStudy |
Pali
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Sinhala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainMonasteriesLocatedIn | Kandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorBranchOf | Sri Lankan Theravada Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monasticDisciplineBasedOn | Pali Canon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ordinationLineageFrom |
Ayutthaya Kingdom
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ⓘ
Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Nikaya system of Sri Lankan Buddhism ⓘ |
| patronizedBy |
Kandyan kings
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ⓘ
Sri Lankan monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playsRoleIn |
Buddhist education in Sri Lanka
ⓘ
ordination of monks in Sri Lanka ⓘ state ceremonies in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| regionServed | Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Buddhism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Theravada Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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