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 vi
... lord Guádma , who redeemed the living beings from all their miseries . " The rendering of this passage , as a specimen of the translators ' style , compared with the rest of the translation , is rather above than below par . The only ...
... lord Guádma , who redeemed the living beings from all their miseries . " The rendering of this passage , as a specimen of the translators ' style , compared with the rest of the translation , is rather above than below par . The only ...
Page xxxvi
... Lord ! " observed the princes , " will there be no place reserved for the residence of Ayyo ? " " Do not trouble yourselves about this residence of mine : building a pannasa'la for me in a corner , found your city , giving it the name ...
... Lord ! " observed the princes , " will there be no place reserved for the residence of Ayyo ? " " Do not trouble yourselves about this residence of mine : building a pannasa'la for me in a corner , found your city , giving it the name ...
Page xxxvii
... lord . It must be acknowledged that the poet has managed his story with great dexterity , and the interest with which he has invested his heroine , prevents manners so revolting to our notions , from being obtrusively offensive . No art ...
... lord . It must be acknowledged that the poet has managed his story with great dexterity , and the interest with which he has invested his heroine , prevents manners so revolting to our notions , from being obtrusively offensive . No art ...
Page xxxix
... lords of this town , and their children and descendants , were renowed throughout Jambudípo by the title of " Móriya . " From this time that dynasty has been called the Móriyan dynasty . After a few isolated remarks , the Tiká thus ...
... lords of this town , and their children and descendants , were renowed throughout Jambudípo by the title of " Móriya . " From this time that dynasty has been called the Móriyan dynasty . After a few isolated remarks , the Tiká thus ...
Page lxxi
... lord , it was with justice that I behaved thus towards him : for the boys of the village , of whom he was one , in play , constituted me king over them ; as I appeared to them the best adapted to the office . All the other " boys ...
... lord , it was with justice that I behaved thus towards him : for the boys of the village , of whom he was one , in play , constituted me king over them ; as I appeared to them the best adapted to the office . All the other " boys ...
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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