 | Faxian - Asia - 1886 - 246 pages
...proceeds whenever men think fit : there are no fixed seasons for it. When Buddha came to this country l, wishing to transform the wicked nagas, by his supernatural...royal city, and the other on the top of a mountain 2, the two being fifteen yojanas apart. Over the footprint at the north of the city the king built... | |
 | Geraldine Edith Mitton - Extinct cities - 1928 - 320 pages
...the Hugli and took a boat to Ceylon. He believed firmly in the legend of Buddha's visit to Ceylon. " When Buddha came to this country, wishing to transform...he planted one foot at the north of the royal city [Anuradhapura] and the other on the top of a mountain [Adam's Peak]. • • • • • " Over the... | |
 | Faxian - Asia - 1923 - 126 pages
...this country, he wished to convert the wicked dragons ; and by his divine power he placed one foot to the north of the royal city and the other on the top of Adam's Peak, the two points being fifteen yojanas apart. Over the foot-print to the north of the city... | |
 | A. M. Hocart - Religion - 1996 - 344 pages
...visited Ceylon early in the 5th century AD He tells us " that Buddha, when lie visited the Island : " planted one foot at the north of the royal city and the other on the top of a mountain, the two being 15 yojanas apart. Over the footprint to the north of the city the king built a large... | |
 | John Minford, Joseph S. M. Lau - Education - 2000 - 1246 pages
...this country, he wished to convert the wicked dragons; and by his divine power he placed one foot to the north of the royal city and the other on the top of Adam's Peak, the two points being fifteen yojanas apart. Over the footprint to the north of the city... | |
 | James Legge, Faxian - Religion - 2005 - 193 pages
...proceeds whenever men think fit : there are no fixed season? for it When Buddha came to this country1, wishing to transform the wicked nagas, by his supernatural...power he planted one foot at the north of the royal cltyj and the other on the top of a mountain *, the two being fifteen yojanas apart. Over the footprint... | |
| |
Buddha came to this country *, wishing to transform the wicked nagas, by his supernatural power he planted one foot at the north of the royal city, and the other on the top of a mountain 2, the two being fifteen yojanas apart. 