The Mahávan̥sa, Part II.: Containing Chapters XXXIX. to C. |
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... hundred ) yojanas in extent , bounded by the ocean ; and he was gifted with supernatural powers . His younger sister ( Kidabbiká ) had been given in marriage to a nága king of the Kannavaddhamána mountain . Cúlódara was his son . His ...
... hundred ) yojanas in extent , bounded by the ocean ; and he was gifted with supernatural powers . His younger sister ( Kidabbiká ) had been given in marriage to a nága king of the Kannavaddhamána mountain . Cúlódara was his son . His ...
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... hundred , fifty - six , sixty , eighty - four thousand , then thirty - six kings ; subsequently thereto , thirty- two , twenty - eight , twenty - two : subsequently thereto , eighteen , seventeen , fifteen , and fourteen ; nine , seven ...
... hundred , fifty - six , sixty , eighty - four thousand , then thirty - six kings ; subsequently thereto , thirty- two , twenty - eight , twenty - two : subsequently thereto , eighteen , seventeen , fifteen , and fourteen ; nine , seven ...
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... hundred thousand priests , of whom the théra Mahá Kassapa was , at that time , the chief . This high priest having performed the funeral obsequies over the body and sacred relics of the divine teacher ; and being desirous of ...
... hundred thousand priests , of whom the théra Mahá Kassapa was , at that time , the chief . This high priest having performed the funeral obsequies over the body and sacred relics of the divine teacher ; and being desirous of ...
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... hundred and twenty years in the ordination of " upasampadá . " Sabbakámi , Sálha , Révata , Khujjasóbhita , Yasa the son of Kákaņdaka , and Sambhúta , a native of Sána , - these six théras were the disciples of the théra A'nanda ...
... hundred and twenty years in the ordination of " upasampadá . " Sabbakámi , Sálha , Révata , Khujjasóbhita , Yasa the son of Kákaņdaka , and Sambhúta , a native of Sána , - these six théras were the disciples of the théra A'nanda ...
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... hundred and one , the issue of ( sixteen ) different mothers . Among them , Asóka , by his piety and supernatural wisdom , became all - powerful . He having put to death one hundred brothers , minus one , born of different mothers ...
... hundred and one , the issue of ( sixteen ) different mothers . Among them , Asóka , by his piety and supernatural wisdom , became all - powerful . He having put to death one hundred brothers , minus one , born of different mothers ...
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