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
... royal authority , up to the reign in which each addition may have been made ; and that it had been preserved in the archives of the kingdom . The above - mentioned commentary has not only afforded valuable assistance in elucidating the ...
... royal authority , up to the reign in which each addition may have been made ; and that it had been preserved in the archives of the kingdom . The above - mentioned commentary has not only afforded valuable assistance in elucidating the ...
Page xii
... Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland , and of similar institutions on the continent of Europe ; and the more rapid circulation of discoveries made in Asia , through the medium of the monthly journal of the Asiatic Society ...
... Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland , and of similar institutions on the continent of Europe ; and the more rapid circulation of discoveries made in Asia , through the medium of the monthly journal of the Asiatic Society ...
Page xx
... 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 contrives to raise armies in his cause ...
... 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 contrives to raise armies in his cause ...
Page xxi
... royal genealogies of the Ilindus . It is not therefore among the descendants or successors of CURU , whe- ther reigning ( like those Magadha princes ) at Patna , or at Dehli , that we must look for the subject of the Allahabad ...
... royal genealogies of the Ilindus . It is not therefore among the descendants or successors of CURU , whe- ther reigning ( like those Magadha princes ) at Patna , or at Dehli , that we must look for the subject of the Allahabad ...
Page xxix
... royal incumbencies , were bestowed on Mahindo . Under the control of that high priest of Ceylon , fraternities were formed for all these religious establishments . The successions to which , regulated by certain laws of sacerdotal ...
... royal incumbencies , were bestowed on Mahindo . Under the control of that high priest of Ceylon , fraternities were formed for all these religious establishments . The successions to which , regulated by certain laws of sacerdotal ...
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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