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... GREATER VEHICLE ( mahâyâna ) .— A later and more exoteric form of Buddhism , in which Buddha appears on earth as a Saviour and the mystery of the Trinity is expressed by images of the three Persons . KUAN YIN . - A male deity in India ...
... GREATER VEHICLE ( mahâyâna ) .— A later and more exoteric form of Buddhism , in which Buddha appears on earth as a Saviour and the mystery of the Trinity is expressed by images of the three Persons . KUAN YIN . - A male deity in India ...
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... Greater Vehicle . They all obtain their food from a common stock . The people live scattered about ; and before the door of every house they build small pagodas , the smallest of which would be about twenty feet in height . They prepare ...
... Greater Vehicle . They all obtain their food from a common stock . The people live scattered about ; and before the door of every house they build small pagodas , the smallest of which would be about twenty feet in height . They prepare ...
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Faxian. to the Greater Vehicle , a Brahman ( by caste ) , whose name was Raivata . He was a strikingly enlightened man of much wisdom , there being nothing which he did not understand . He led a pure and solitary life ; and the king of ...
Faxian. to the Greater Vehicle , a Brahman ( by caste ) , whose name was Raivata . He was a strikingly enlightened man of much wisdom , there being nothing which he did not understand . He led a pure and solitary life ; and the king of ...
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Abhidharma alms-bowl Ananda become a Buddha Bô tree Bôdhisatva bowl Brahmans Buddha sat Buddhistic Kingdoms built a pagoda built a shrine cave Central India Ch'ang-an Chang-yeh Chin dynasty China Chinese dêvas disciples dragon east eastward elephant expounded the Faith feet in height five hundred flowers and incense four four heavenly kings Garden of Gold gate Greater Vehicle Hall of Buddha heaven Heir Apparent heretics Hsüan-tsang Hui-ching Hui-ta image of Buddha Indra journeyed Kapilavastu Kâsyapa Khotan king Asôka Kuan Yin lamps Lesser Vehicle Liang dynasty Lo-han Mâitrêya merchants Middle Kingdom monastery mountain Mugalan Narrative of Fa-hsien Nirvâna Pao-yün passed pilgrims arrived place where Buddha point going point travelling preach the Faith Precious Trinity priesthood reached religious mendicant rock round Sâriputra Sêng-ching seven days seven preciosities Shakyamuni Shamans side skull-bone south-east spot stone Sung dynasty sûtra Tao-chêng Thou shalt Tun-huang Turfan Vâisâli Vinaya wished World-Honoured yôjanas