| Herbert Allen Giles - Chinese literature - 1923 - 324 pages
...China. When I had obtained these in the Pali original, I took passage on board a large merchant-vessel, on which there were over two hundred souls, and astern of which there was a small vessel 1 An odoriferous grass of lucky augury. 'The patra or palm tree. aThe BSdhisatva, having... | |
| Herbert Allen Giles - China - 1922 - 320 pages
...Bodhisatva, having successfully resisted temptation, became a Buddha, the Buddha of the present day. were over two hundred souls, and astern of which there was a small vessel in case of accident at sea and the destruction of the big vessel. Catching a fair wind,... | |
| Herbert Allen Giles - Chinese literature - 1923 - 320 pages
...China. When I had obtained these in the Pali original, I took passage on board a large merchant-vessel, on which there were over two hundred souls, and astern of which there was a small vessel 1 An odoriferous grass of lucky augury. a The poiro or palm tree. 'The Bodhisatva. having... | |
| Radhakumud Mookerji - Gupta dynasty - 1989 - 228 pages
...from the Canon. Then he 'took passage on board a large merchant-vessel on which there were over 200 souls, and astern of which there was a smaller vessel...accident at sea and destruction of the big vessel.' Such an accident did happen. After two days, they encountered a heavy gale which blew on for 13 days... | |
| Ian Blanchard - Antiques & Collectibles - 2001 - 618 pages
...China by the sea route of which he related that, ... he took passage on board a large merchant-vessel, on which there were over two hundred souls, and astern...which there was a smaller vessel in tow in case of accidents at sea and destruction of the big vessel. Catching a fair wind, they sailed eastwards for... | |
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