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Page 51
... princess was arrayed in the most beautiful manner , and sent to the forest under the care of the same noble , who said to the rishi that the king would give him the hand of his daughter and the half of his kingdom , if he would offer ...
... princess was arrayed in the most beautiful manner , and sent to the forest under the care of the same noble , who said to the rishi that the king would give him the hand of his daughter and the half of his kingdom , if he would offer ...
Page 77
... princes ; they are the eupatrids ; they form the timocracy ; and it is from them the rulers of the state are chosen ; as delegates of the king , when the government is monarchical , or as temporary chiefs , when it is an aristocracy ...
... princes ; they are the eupatrids ; they form the timocracy ; and it is from them the rulers of the state are chosen ; as delegates of the king , when the government is monarchical , or as temporary chiefs , when it is an aristocracy ...
Page 78
... princes . We may also learn from the same fact than an * The Thracian chiefs also held it disgraceful to cultivate the earth ; war and robbery were with them the only paths to honour . On the other hand , the earlier Romans were ...
... princes . We may also learn from the same fact than an * The Thracian chiefs also held it disgraceful to cultivate the earth ; war and robbery were with them the only paths to honour . On the other hand , the earlier Romans were ...
Page 86
... princes , it was considered that in these circumstances the customs might be observed lawfully , and without scruple . Where these impedi- ments did not exist , as " there is no distinction of persons with God , who is Lord of all ...
... princes , it was considered that in these circumstances the customs might be observed lawfully , and without scruple . Where these impedi- ments did not exist , as " there is no distinction of persons with God , who is Lord of all ...
Page 121
... princess her daughter ; and though they suffered much from the roughness of the road , their minds were filled with ... princes , came to the place , surprised at what he saw , he enquired if Sanda was sick , or if some other ...
... princess her daughter ; and though they suffered much from the roughness of the road , their minds were filled with ... princes , came to the place , surprised at what he saw , he enquired if Sanda was sick , or if some other ...
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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.