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 xxxv
... elephants and state carriages ye may desire ; taking them , as well as a military force of elephants , horses , and chariots , depart . On my demise , return and resume your rightful kingdom . " With these injunctions he sent them forth ...
... elephants and state carriages ye may desire ; taking them , as well as a military force of elephants , horses , and chariots , depart . On my demise , return and resume your rightful kingdom . " With these injunctions he sent them forth ...
Page xl
... elephants , chariots , and infantry , and accompanied by dancing girls , lovely as the attendants on the déwos ; himself a personification of majesty , and bearing the white parasol of dominion , having a golden staff and golden tassels ...
... elephants , chariots , and infantry , and accompanied by dancing girls , lovely as the attendants on the déwos ; himself a personification of majesty , and bearing the white parasol of dominion , having a golden staff and golden tassels ...
Page lxvi
... elephants had inflicted indignities on the Singhalese ambassador , whom he banished to the Malayan peninsula , maimed and mutilated - he had intercepted ships conveying some princesses from Ceylon to the continent . In the 16th year of ...
... elephants had inflicted indignities on the Singhalese ambassador , whom he banished to the Malayan peninsula , maimed and mutilated - he had intercepted ships conveying some princesses from Ceylon to the continent . In the 16th year of ...
Page lxxiv
... elephant of prodigious bulk presented itself of its own accord before him , and with the most subdued docility received him upon its back , and he became the leader and a very distinguished combatant in the war . By such a tenure of ...
... elephant of prodigious bulk presented itself of its own accord before him , and with the most subdued docility received him upon its back , and he became the leader and a very distinguished combatant in the war . By such a tenure of ...
Page lxxviii
... elephants that were so highly prized by the successors of Alexander ( Wilford , As . Res . , vol . v . p . 286 , and Schegel , Indische Bibliothek ) , although , as shewn by Schlegel , the names are undoubtedly Sanscrit and Hindu . All ...
... elephants that were so highly prized by the successors of Alexander ( Wilford , As . Res . , vol . v . p . 286 , and Schegel , Indische Bibliothek ) , although , as shewn by Schlegel , the names are undoubtedly Sanscrit and Hindu . All ...
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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