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Pirivena

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A pirivena (plural: piriven) is a monastic college (similar to a seminary) for the education of Buddhist priests in Sri Lanka. [1]

13 relations: Buddhism, Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia, Kingdom of Kotte, Ministry of Education (Sri Lanka), Ordination, Parakramabahu VI of Kotte, Priest, Seminary, Sri Lanka, University of Kelaniya, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Vidyalankara Pirivena, Vidyodaya Pirivena.

Buddhism

Buddhism is the world's fourth-largest religion with over 520 million followers, or over 7% of the global population, known as Buddhists.

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Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia

Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia (දෙහිවල-ගල්කිස්ස Dehiwala-Galkissa, தெஹிவளை-கல்கிசை), population 245,974 (2012) is the second largest Municipality in Sri Lanka, and covers an extent of 2109 hectares.

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Kingdom of Kotte

The Kingdom of Kotte (Sinhala: කෝට්ටේ රාජධානිය Kottay Rajadhaniya), centered on Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, was a kingdom that flourished in Sri Lanka during the 15th century.

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Ministry of Education (Sri Lanka)

The Ministry Of Education (also known as the Education Ministry) (Sinhala: අධ්‍යාපන අමාත්‍යාංශය Adhyapana Amathyanshaya) is a ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka that directs the formulation and implementation of policies related to primary and secondary education in Sri Lanka.

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Ordination

Ordination is the process by which individuals are consecrated, that is, set apart as clergy to perform various religious rites and ceremonies.

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Parakramabahu VI of Kotte

Parâkramabâhu VI (1410/1412/1415–1467) was a king in the Sri Lankan kingdom of Kotte.

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Priest

A priest or priestess (feminine) is a religious leader authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or more deities.

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Seminary

Seminary, school of theology, theological seminary, Early-Morning Seminary, and divinity school are educational institutions for educating students (sometimes called seminarians) in scripture, theology, generally to prepare them for ordination as clergy, academia, or ministry.

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Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා; Tamil: இலங்கை Ilaṅkai), officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean to the southwest of the Bay of Bengal and to the southeast of the Arabian Sea.

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University of Kelaniya

The University of Kelaniya (කැළණිය විශ්වවිද්‍යාලය, களனி பல்கலைக்கழகம்) is a state university of Sri Lanka.

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University of Sri Jayewardenepura

The University of Sri Jayewardenepura (also referred as Jayewardenepura University or USJP) (ශ්‍රී ජයවර්ධනපුර විශ්වවිද්‍යාලය, ஸ்ரீ ஜயவர்தனபுர பல்கலைக்கழகம்) is a university in Sri Lanka.

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Vidyalankara Pirivena

Vidyalankara Pirivena is one of the largest Buddhist pirivenas in Sri Lanka.

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Vidyodaya Pirivena

The Vidyodaya Pirivena was one of the prominent piriven (a monastic college, similar to a seminary, for the education of Buddhist monks) in Sri Lanka.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirivena

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