Amarapura Nikāya
Buddhist Traditions Lineage / school
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About this record
Amarapura Nikāya is cataloged as a Lineage / school within Buddhist Traditions. Its candidate country context is “Sri Lanka” and its period or origin is “early 19th century–present.” It is associated with the parent tradition “Sri Lankan Theravāda.”
This summary is assembled only from the record fields shown below. It does not add ritual instructions, doctrinal claims or inferred geography.
Record fields
- Alternate / historical names
- Amarapura Nikāya (අමරපුර නිකාය); Amarapura fraternity; Amarapura Mahā Nikāya
- Parent tradition
- Sri Lankan Theravāda
- Public geographic context
- Sri Lanka
- Period / origin
- early 19th century–present
- Living / historical status
- Living monastic ordination fraternity
- Access / protocol
- Initiatory
- Evidence status
- Directly cited
Geography
CandidateSri Lanka
Public geographic context is limited to country level or broader. A documented site may still be named as the record’s public identity, but no subnational location field or coordinates are published.
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Amarapura Nikāya. Atlas of Religious and Esoteric Lineages, record 0858. https://esotericlineages.com/entry/0858
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