The Mahávan̥sa, Part II.: Containing Chapters XXXIX. to C. |
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... four Buddhas who preceded Gautama Gautama Buddha's three visits to Lapká - Mahiyangana , Nágadípa , and Kalyáņi . CHAPTER II . Genealogy of Buddha from Mahásammata - The Ṣákya kings , Bimbisára and Siddhartha . CHAPTER III . Buddha's ...
... four Buddhas who preceded Gautama Gautama Buddha's three visits to Lapká - Mahiyangana , Nágadípa , and Kalyáņi . CHAPTER II . Genealogy of Buddha from Mahásammata - The Ṣákya kings , Bimbisára and Siddhartha . CHAPTER III . Buddha's ...
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... four thousand ; Kalárajanaka , the first of eigty - four thousand kings ; and The error of construction here , though slight , is seriously misleading . It is not said here that Buddha was born as Mahásammata , but that he was descended ...
... four thousand ; Kalárajanaka , the first of eigty - four thousand kings ; and The error of construction here , though slight , is seriously misleading . It is not said here that Buddha was born as Mahásammata , but that he was descended ...
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... four ascetic postures . " This refers to his having attained arhatship while he was in the act of laying down his head on his pillow . He was neither walking , sitting , standing , or lying down at the moment . " either emerging from ...
... four ascetic postures . " This refers to his having attained arhatship while he was in the act of laying down his head on his pillow . He was neither walking , sitting , standing , or lying down at the moment . " either emerging from ...
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... four priests of Pácína and four of Páveyya . These were the Pácína priests : Sabbakámi , Sálha , Khujjasóbhita , and Vásabhagámika . These were the four Páveyya priests : Révata , Sambhúta of Sána , Yasa the son of Kákaṇḍaka , and ...
... four priests of Pácína and four of Páveyya . These were the Pácína priests : Sabbakámi , Sálha , Khujjasóbhita , and Vásabhagámika . These were the four Páveyya priests : Révata , Sambhúta of Sána , Yasa the son of Kákaṇḍaka , and ...
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... four prescribed offerings on the priests , the repositories of true religion . From the loads of water brought from the lake Anótatta , he bestowed daily four to the priesthood generally , one to the sixty accomplished main- tainers of ...
... four prescribed offerings on the priests , the repositories of true religion . From the loads of water brought from the lake Anótatta , he bestowed daily four to the priesthood generally , one to the sixty accomplished main- tainers of ...
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Abhaya Abhayagiri Aggabodhi Anuradhapura arhat army battle beautiful bestowed bo-tree brahman brother brought built called caused cétiya CHAPTER chief chief of men Cholians city of Pulatthi commanded composed equally cubits dágoba damilas death delight and amazement dévas Dhamma doctrines dwelt elder elephant enemy faith father feast festival flowers fought Gaja Báhu Gámaní gate gave gems gifts gold hall heard honour host hundred island Jetavana Kassapa king Parakkama king's kingdom Kulasekhara land Lanká Lankápura lord Mahá Mahávansa Mahávihára Mahinda Malaya manner merit mighty ministers Moggallána monarch monks mountain nága offerings officers ornaments palace Páli Pandu Parakkama Báhu Polonnaruwa priesthood priests prince proceeded queen rájá Ráyar reign relics religion repaired robes Rohana royal ruler sacred Sage Sanghamitta saying sent Sinhalese sovereign sub-king supreme Buddha Tamil tank thence théra thereof Thereupon things thither thou thousand throne thúpa Tissa took Tooth-relic unto vihára Vijaya Báhu village wise yakkhas