Samajja (nt.) [cp. Epic Sk. samāja (fr. saŋ+aj) congre- gation, gathering, company] a festive gathering, fair; a show, theatrical display. Originally a mountain cult, as it was esp. held on the mountains near Rājagaha. <-> J ii.13; iii.541; vi.277, 559; S v.170; DA i.84; DhA iv.59; DhsA 255. -- On character and history of the festival see Hardy, Album Kern pp. 61 -- 66. -- gir -- aggasamajjaŋ mountain fair Vin ii.107, 150; iv.85, 267, 360; DhA i.89, 113. samajjaŋ karoti or kāreti to hold high revel J vi.383.   -- âbhicaraṇa visiting fairs D iii.183. -- ṭṭhāna the place of the festival, the arena, Vin ii.150; J i.394; -- dāna giving festivals Miln 278; -- majjhe on the arena S iv.306 sq.; J iii.541; -- maṇḍala the circle of the assembly J i.283 sq.