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... father , mother , or brother . The females are more beautiful than the déwas . There is no rain , and no houses are required . In the whole region there is no low place or valley . It is like a wilderness of pearls ; and always free ...
... father , mother , or brother . The females are more beautiful than the déwas . There is no rain , and no houses are required . In the whole region there is no low place or valley . It is like a wilderness of pearls ; and always free ...
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... father - in - law of Budha . 5. Déwadatta , the son of Supra Budha , who tempted some of the followers of Budha to forsake him , and fell into heresy . III . THE PRIMITIVE INHABITANTS OF THE EARTH ; THEIR II . ORDERS OF SENTIENT ...
... father - in - law of Budha . 5. Déwadatta , the son of Supra Budha , who tempted some of the followers of Budha to forsake him , and fell into heresy . III . THE PRIMITIVE INHABITANTS OF THE EARTH ; THEIR II . ORDERS OF SENTIENT ...
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... father of such as dwell in tents , and such as have cattle , " which would seem to intimate that there was a return , on the part of certain families , to the occupations that were abandoned by the rest of their race . Another ...
... father of such as dwell in tents , and such as have cattle , " which would seem to intimate that there was a return , on the part of certain families , to the occupations that were abandoned by the rest of their race . Another ...
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is said to be " the father of all such as handle the harp and organ . " The word father is here supposed to mean pro- genitor , which would lead us to suppose that the profession was continued in the same family ; but it is possible ...
is said to be " the father of all such as handle the harp and organ . " The word father is here supposed to mean pro- genitor , which would lead us to suppose that the profession was continued in the same family ; but it is possible ...
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... father to child . In the ancient legends of the Budhists , in which Brahmans are frequently introduced , they are represented as being prime ministers , privy councillors , philosophers , sooth- sayers , conjurors , astrologers ...
... father to child . In the ancient legends of the Budhists , in which Brahmans are frequently introduced , they are represented as being prime ministers , privy councillors , philosophers , sooth- sayers , conjurors , astrologers ...
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afterwards alms alms-bowl Ananda Anépidu appear asankya ascetic asked attained bana Bandhula became become Benares Bimsara Bódhisat body born brahma-lókas brahman Budhaship Budhists called cause Ceylon chakrawartti chariot cubits death declared demerit déwa-lóka Déwadatta déwas dharmma disciples earth elephant enquired entered the path evil desire existence father fire flowers forest former births four Gótama Budha heard hearing hell informed Jambudwípa Játaka Jíwaka kalpa karma king Kosol lóka Magadha Maha Brahma Maha Méru manner Mára merit Milinda mind moon Mugalan nága Nágaséna narakas nirwána noble palace páramitás perceived person possessed Prajapati precepts present prétas priest priesthood prince princess produced queen rahat Rajagaha received remained replied requested resided rock rúpa sage sakwalas Sekra Seriyut seven Sewet Sidhártta Singhalese sorrow sramana Sudhódana supreme Budha things thought thousand tirttakas told tree vessel Wessantara whilst whole wihára winyána wish worshipped yaká yojanas
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Page 145 - This gate shall be shut, it shall not be opened, and no man shall enter in by it ; because the Lord, the God of Israel, hath entered in by it, therefore it shall be shut.
Page 382 - And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.
Page 87 - Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds; and have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him: where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.
Page 27 - A dungeon horrible on all sides round, As one great furnace flamed ; yet from those flames No light ; but rather darkness visible, Served only to discover sights of woe, Regions of sorrow, doleful shades, where peace And rest can never dwell ; hope never comes, That comes to all ; but torture without end Still urges, and a fiery deluge, fed With ever-burning sulphur unconsumed.
Page 87 - The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel, when they give an offering unto the LORD, to make an atonement for your souls.
Page 417 - Then I see no chariot, it is only a sound, a name. In saying that you came in a chariot you have uttered an untruth. I appeal to the nobles, and ask them if it be proper that the great king of all Jambudwipa should utter an untruth ? ' Rather neat, doubtless, and not undeserved, but the king is not convinced.
Page 417 - in the case of man ' ; and he quoted the words of the Teacher, where he had said, 'As the various parts of a chariot form, when united, the chariot, so the five Skandhas, when united in one body, form a being, a living existence.
Page 69 - And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand. When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.
Page 507 - ... restored the other two copies also. The assembled priests then read out the three books simultaneously. In those three versions, neither in a signification nor in a single misplacement by transposition, nay even in the thera-controversies, and in the text (of the Pitakattaya) was there, in the measure of a verse or in the letter of a word, the slightest variation. Thereupon, the priesthood rejoicing, again and again fervently shouted forth, saying, 'Most assuredly this is Metteya (Buddha) himself,'...
Page 378 - Poetry has been to me its own exceeding great reward; it has soothed my afflictions ; it has multiplied and refined my enjoyments ; it has endeared solitude, and it has given me the habit of wishing to discover the good and the beautiful in all that meets and surrounds me.