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Page 14
... wished to take pos- session of the bowl , and therefore began to make offerings . When he had made his offerings to the Precious Trinity , he richly decorated a huge elephant and placed the bowl on its back . There- upon the elephant ...
... wished to take pos- session of the bowl , and therefore began to make offerings . When he had made his offerings to the Precious Trinity , he richly decorated a huge elephant and placed the bowl on its back . There- upon the elephant ...
Page 39
... wished to destroy the eight pagodas ( over the eight relics ) and build eighty- four thousand ( one for each atom of Buddha's body ) . Having already destroyed seven , he next wished to destroy this one ; but the dragon be- came bodily ...
... wished to destroy the eight pagodas ( over the eight relics ) and build eighty- four thousand ( one for each atom of Buddha's body ) . Having already destroyed seven , he next wished to destroy this one ; but the dragon be- came bodily ...
Page 76
... wished to get aboard the smaller vessel ; but the men on the latter , fearing that they would be swamped by numbers quickly cut the tow - rope in two . The merchants were terrified , for death was close at hand ; and fearing that the ...
... wished to get aboard the smaller vessel ; but the men on the latter , fearing that they would be swamped by numbers quickly cut the tow - rope in two . The merchants were terrified , for death was close at hand ; and fearing that the ...
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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 called 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 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