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... viharas , to the expulsion of monks , and even the persecution of Buddhists . Under these circumstances the religion seems to have languished , till the victories of Parakrama established him in undisputed power , which he used for the ...
... viharas , to the expulsion of monks , and even the persecution of Buddhists . Under these circumstances the religion seems to have languished , till the victories of Parakrama established him in undisputed power , which he used for the ...
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... Vihara of the Shrine Hill , long afterwards named Mihintale . The third in order of his foundations was the Thupáráma Dagaba . This was the first dagaba erected , as tradition goes , in Ceylon ; and that which now bears its name , and ...
... Vihara of the Shrine Hill , long afterwards named Mihintale . The third in order of his foundations was the Thupáráma Dagaba . This was the first dagaba erected , as tradition goes , in Ceylon ; and that which now bears its name , and ...
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... Vihara frater- nity , the main part of text of the three Pitakas as it was settled at the Council of Patna , that is , as we have it now.1 The missionaries that Asoka , or Moggali , his guide in matters of religion , sent out to ...
... Vihara frater- nity , the main part of text of the three Pitakas as it was settled at the Council of Patna , that is , as we have it now.1 The missionaries that Asoka , or Moggali , his guide in matters of religion , sent out to ...
Page 345
... vihara ; an account which agrees perfectly with what the chronicles relate and existing monuments prove . Finally he gives a long report of a sermon which he heard preached on the Bowl of Buddha . But of Buddhaghosha , or his literary ...
... vihara ; an account which agrees perfectly with what the chronicles relate and existing monuments prove . Finally he gives a long report of a sermon which he heard preached on the Bowl of Buddha . But of Buddhaghosha , or his literary ...
Page 347
... Vihara , where he fell into argu- ment with an elder named Revata , by whom he was converted . He soon became a distinguished disciple , and was called Buddhaghosha , " the voice of Buddha 347 BUDDAGHOSHA AND THE 'COMMENTARIES:' Ques ...
... Vihara , where he fell into argu- ment with an elder named Revata , by whom he was converted . He soon became a distinguished disciple , and was called Buddhaghosha , " the voice of Buddha 347 BUDDAGHOSHA AND THE 'COMMENTARIES:' Ques ...
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