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 xv
... Nanda 10 reigns 360 years 1602 . " This prince , of whom frequent mention is made in the Sanscrit books , is said to have been murdered , after a reign of a hundred years , by a very learned and ingenious , but passionate and vindictive ...
... Nanda 10 reigns 360 years 1602 . " This prince , of whom frequent mention is made in the Sanscrit books , is said to have been murdered , after a reign of a hundred years , by a very learned and ingenious , but passionate and vindictive ...
Page xvi
... Nanda , of whom I shall speak more fully hereafter , is said to have possessed in his treasury above 1,584,000,000 pounds sterling , in gold coin alone : the value of the silver and copper coin , and jewels , exceeded all calculation ...
... Nanda , of whom I shall speak more fully hereafter , is said to have possessed in his treasury above 1,584,000,000 pounds sterling , in gold coin alone : the value of the silver and copper coin , and jewels , exceeded all calculation ...
Page xvii
... nanda's accession to the throne , there were exactly 1015 years . This emperor reigned 28 years ; his sons 12 , in all 40 ; when Chandragupta ascended the throne , 315 years B. C. - The Cáli - yuga , then , began 1370 B. c . , or 1314 ...
... nanda's accession to the throne , there were exactly 1015 years . This emperor reigned 28 years ; his sons 12 , in all 40 ; when Chandragupta ascended the throne , 315 years B. C. - The Cáli - yuga , then , began 1370 B. c . , or 1314 ...
Page xx
... NANDA in the person of CHANDRAGUPTA , and the destruction of the nine usurpers of his throne and in what the inscription , line 16 , tells of the guardian GIRI - KALKA'RAKA - SVAMI , he might trace the exploits of CHANDRAGUPTA's wily ...
... NANDA in the person of CHANDRAGUPTA , and the destruction of the nine usurpers of his throne and in what the inscription , line 16 , tells of the guardian GIRI - KALKA'RAKA - SVAMI , he might trace the exploits of CHANDRAGUPTA's wily ...
Page xxi
... NANDAS , of the inferior caste of Sudras , as the Greek accounts unite with the Puránas in respecting him , ) would rather find his place among the high - born princes of Magadha whose throne he occupied , who were children of the moon ...
... NANDAS , of the inferior caste of Sudras , as the Greek accounts unite with the Puránas in respecting him , ) would rather find his place among the high - born princes of Magadha whose throne he occupied , who were children of the moon ...
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