The Maháwanṣo in Roman Characters: With the Translation Subjoined; and an Introductory Essay on Páli Buddhistical Literature. In Two Volumes. Vol. I. Containing the First Thirty Eight Chapters |
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Page xliii
... Lanká , in continuation of the visits of Budho , given in the first chapter , commencing with the landing of Wijayo . His object in adopting this course is sufficiently manifest to his readers , when they come to the twelfth chapter ...
... Lanká , in continuation of the visits of Budho , given in the first chapter , commencing with the landing of Wijayo . His object in adopting this course is sufficiently manifest to his readers , when they come to the twelfth chapter ...
Page xliv
... Lanká is conveyed in the seventh chapter , bears , even in its details , so close a resemblance to the landing of Ulysses at the island of Circé , that it would have been difficult to defend Mahanámo from the imputation of plagiarism ...
... Lanká is conveyed in the seventh chapter , bears , even in its details , so close a resemblance to the landing of Ulysses at the island of Circé , that it would have been difficult to defend Mahanámo from the imputation of plagiarism ...
Page xlv
... Lanká , at that period , was the demon or yakkha worship . Buddhists have thence thought proper to represent that the inhabitants were yakkhos or demons themselves , and possessed of supernatural powers . Divested of the false colouring ...
... Lanká , at that period , was the demon or yakkha worship . Buddhists have thence thought proper to represent that the inhabitants were yakkhos or demons themselves , and possessed of supernatural powers . Divested of the false colouring ...
Page liii
... Lanká , in the reign of king Wattagúmini , by separating the Pariwánan section of Bhagawa from the Wineyo , which had been propounded for the regulation of sacerdotal discipline ; by both altering its meaning and misquoting its contents ...
... Lanká , in the reign of king Wattagúmini , by separating the Pariwánan section of Bhagawa from the Wineyo , which had been propounded for the regulation of sacerdotal discipline ; by both altering its meaning and misquoting its contents ...
Page lxxxvi
... Lanká ( against invasion ) placed trustworthy chiefs at the head of paid troops , and stationed them round the sea coast . On the proper caste he imposed the task of making the requisite repairs and embellishments to the palace and ...
... Lanká ( against invasion ) placed trustworthy chiefs at the head of paid troops , and stationed them round the sea coast . On the proper caste he imposed the task of making the requisite repairs and embellishments to the palace and ...
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Abhayo adá ádáya áha Anuradhapura arahat ási Asóko Astyages attained attanó Atthakatha bestowed bhikkhu bhúpati bo-branch bo-tree brahman brother buddhistical capital caused celebrated Ceylon CHANAKYA CHANDRAGUPTA chétiyo chief convocation dágoba damilos datwá death delight and affliction déwos disciples diswá ditto doctrines duwé edifice elephant Ewań festival gahetwá gantwá Gótamo Harpagus hindu idha kárayi kárési katé katwá king land Lanká lord Mahá mahárája Mahawanso Maháwiháro Mahindo mahipati Medes minister monarch mountain nága náma NANDA offerings palace Páli pana PARICHCHHEDO period piety Pitakattaya priesthood priests prince propounded puchchhi purań queen queen consort rájá rajjań ranno reign relics religion repaired replied retinue royal ruler sabbé sacerdotal sahassáni Sakko sanctification sayań Singhalese sovereign supreme Buddho sutwá tadá tahin tań tank tasmiń tassa tathá tató tattha téna tésań thérań thérassa théro thou thousand thúpo Tisso translation unto wiháro Wijayo yakkhos yójanas