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 x
... queen Anulah , and 500 other queens , having obtained the state of Sakertahgamy , and also 500 pleasure women , put on yellow robes ; that is , became priestesses . " But when this publisher touches upon the same subjec ́s in the ...
... queen Anulah , and 500 other queens , having obtained the state of Sakertahgamy , and also 500 pleasure women , put on yellow robes ; that is , became priestesses . " But when this publisher touches upon the same subjec ́s in the ...
Page xxi
... queen , who was then pregnant , fled with her brothers to Pataliputta ( where Chandragupta was born ) to seek protection from their relations the Nandos , whose grandfather , Susunágo , was the issue of a Lichchawi rája , by a ...
... queen , who was then pregnant , fled with her brothers to Pataliputta ( where Chandragupta was born ) to seek protection from their relations the Nandos , whose grandfather , Susunágo , was the issue of a Lichchawi rája , by a ...
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... queen consort . She had a son named Jantu , bearing also his father's title . This infant on the fifth day after his nativity was presented to the ra'ja , sumptuously clad . The delighted monarch promised to grant any prayer of her's ...
... queen consort . She had a son named Jantu , bearing also his father's title . This infant on the fifth day after his nativity was presented to the ra'ja , sumptuously clad . The delighted monarch promised to grant any prayer of her's ...
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... queen consort of the monarch of Móriya - nagara , the city before mentioned , was pregnant at the time that a certain powerful provincial ra'ja conquered that kingdom , and put the Móriyan king to death . In her anxiety to preserve the ...
... queen consort of the monarch of Móriya - nagara , the city before mentioned , was pregnant at the time that a certain powerful provincial ra'ja conquered that kingdom , and put the Móriyan king to death . In her anxiety to preserve the ...
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... queen consort was pronounced to be pregnant . Who was she ? Whose daughter was she ? “ She was the daughter of the eldest of the maternal uncles who accompanied the rája's mother to Pupphapura . " Chandagutto wedding this daughter of ...
... queen consort was pronounced to be pregnant . Who was she ? Whose daughter was she ? “ She was the daughter of the eldest of the maternal uncles who accompanied the rája's mother to Pupphapura . " Chandagutto wedding this daughter of ...
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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