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
... 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 , brahman , whose name was Chánacya ...
... 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 , brahman , whose name was Chánacya ...
Page xviii
... prince who was a great friend to his hindu subjects , and a liberal patron of hindu letters , and literary men . The fourth work , which completes the aggregate current under the name of Rája Taringiní , was written in the time of Acber ...
... prince who was a great friend to his hindu subjects , and a liberal patron of hindu letters , and literary men . The fourth work , which completes the aggregate current under the name of Rája Taringiní , was written in the time of Acber ...
Page xx
... prince who restores the fallen fortunes of a royal race that had been dispossessed and degraded by the kings of a hostile family - who removes this misfortune from himself and his kindred by means of an able guardian or minister , who ...
... prince who restores the fallen fortunes of a royal race that had been dispossessed and degraded by the kings of a hostile family - who removes this misfortune from himself and his kindred by means of an able guardian or minister , who ...
Page xxi
... prince assign the several names of the inscription , might be overcome by the expedient — usual among historical and chronological theorists in similar cases , ―of supposing several different names of the same persons . " But there is a ...
... prince assign the several names of the inscription , might be overcome by the expedient — usual among historical and chronological theorists in similar cases , ―of supposing several different names of the same persons . " But there is a ...
Page xxiv
... prince reigned at Ujjayini is determined by the date of the samvat era . " 66 It can be no matter of surprize , when so eminent a scholar as Mr. Colebrooke was led by prejudiced hindu authorities to confound Mágadhi with Apabhransʼa ...
... prince reigned at Ujjayini is determined by the date of the samvat era . " 66 It can be no matter of surprize , when so eminent a scholar as Mr. Colebrooke was led by prejudiced hindu authorities to confound Mágadhi with Apabhransʼa ...
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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