A Manual of Budhism, in Its Modern Development Transl. from Singhalese ManuscriptsWilliam & Norgate, 1860 - 533 pages |
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... person , no larger than a seed of sesamum . Were a rishi to make a lamp as large as a sakwala , and pour into it as much oil as there is water in the four oceans , with a wick as large as Maha Méru ; the flame of such a lamp would ...
... person , no larger than a seed of sesamum . Were a rishi to make a lamp as large as a sakwala , and pour into it as much oil as there is water in the four oceans , with a wick as large as Maha Méru ; the flame of such a lamp would ...
Page 14
... persons about sixteen years § of age . They do not perform any kind of work , as they receive all they want ... person , to break his fall . The opinion that the northern regions of the earth were for- merly warm and pleasant ...
... persons about sixteen years § of age . They do not perform any kind of work , as they receive all they want ... person , to break his fall . The opinion that the northern regions of the earth were for- merly warm and pleasant ...
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... person , and filling the whole of the 10,000 sakwalas , are seen ; but this ap- pearance is only for a moment , like the lightning , no sooner seen than gone . The inhabitants of Sanjiwa live 500 years , each year being the same length ...
... person , and filling the whole of the 10,000 sakwalas , are seen ; but this ap- pearance is only for a moment , like the lightning , no sooner seen than gone . The inhabitants of Sanjiwa live 500 years , each year being the same length ...
Page 49
... person in whom the two sexes are conjoined ; he must have seen a supreme Budha ( in some previous birth ) , a Pasé- Budha , or a rahat ; he must have exercised faith in the exalted per- sonage thus seen ; and he must have desired the ...
... person in whom the two sexes are conjoined ; he must have seen a supreme Budha ( in some previous birth ) , a Pasé- Budha , or a rahat ; he must have exercised faith in the exalted per- sonage thus seen ; and he must have desired the ...
Page 51
... persons the threefold pro- tective formulary has been repeated ; so many assist their parents ; so many render the due honours to the chiefs of their clan ; so many offer flowers and lamps in their places of worship ; so many say bana ...
... persons the threefold pro- tective formulary has been repeated ; so many assist their parents ; so many render the due honours to the chiefs of their clan ; so many offer flowers and lamps in their places of worship ; so many say bana ...
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afterwards Ajásat alms alms-bowl Ananda appear asankya ascetic asked attained Bandhula became become Budha Benares Bimsara Bódhisat body born brahma-lókas brahman Budhaship Budhists called cause Ceylon chakrawartti chariot cubits death declared demerit déwa-lóka Déwadatta déwas dharmma dhyana disciples earth elephant enquired entered the path evil desire existence father fire flowers forest former births four Gótama Gótama Budha heard hearing hell informed Jambudwípa Jíwaka kalpa karma khandas king Kosol lóka Magadha Maha Brahma Maha Méru manner Mára merit Milinda mind moon Mugalan nágas Nágaséna narakas nirwana noble palace páramitás person possessed Prajapati precepts present prétas priest priesthood prince princess produced queen rahat Rajagaha received replied requested resided rock rúpa sage sakwala Sekra sent Seriyut Sewet Sidhártta síla Singhalese sorrow sramana supreme Budha things thought thousand tirttakas told tree upasaka vessel Wessantara whilst whole wihára wish yaká yojanas