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 ii
... religious works on Buddhism . I have never yet met with a native who had critically read through , and compared their ... religion of this island . It had heretofore been the received opinion of the best informed priests , and other ...
... religious works on Buddhism . I have never yet met with a native who had critically read through , and compared their ... religion of this island . It had heretofore been the received opinion of the best informed priests , and other ...
Page iv
... religion . The English translation was a short time ago given by me to Mr. Upham , upon his expressing a wish to publish some genuine account of a religion which , whatever may be the nature and tendency of its doctrines , deserves the ...
... religion . The English translation was a short time ago given by me to Mr. Upham , upon his expressing a wish to publish some genuine account of a religion which , whatever may be the nature and tendency of its doctrines , deserves the ...
Page v
... religion of their ancestors , rarely engaged their serious attention . Their princi- pal study was the English language , pursued in order that they might qualify themselves for those official appointments , which were the objects of ...
... religion of their ancestors , rarely engaged their serious attention . Their princi- pal study was the English language , pursued in order that they might qualify themselves for those official appointments , which were the objects of ...
Page ix
... religion and history of buddhism . " I need hardly suggest , after what has been already stated , that Rajapaxa , as an intelligent native of Ceylon , never could have been the real author of this note , in any language , asserting that ...
... religion and history of buddhism . " I need hardly suggest , after what has been already stated , that Rajapaxa , as an intelligent native of Ceylon , never could have been the real author of this note , in any language , asserting that ...
Page xi
... religion had , from a remote period , extending back , perhaps , to the christian era , been uninterruptedly hinduism . The priesthood of that religion were considered to be exclusively possessed of the knowledge of the ancient ...
... religion had , from a remote period , extending back , perhaps , to the christian era , been uninterruptedly hinduism . The priesthood of that religion were considered to be exclusively possessed of the knowledge of the ancient ...
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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