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... SUPERNATURAL ATTAINMENTS : ABSTRUSE QUESTIONS , PAGE 191 203 212 219 XVII . CASTE , . 227 XVIII . DISCIPLINARY RULES OF THE COMMUNITY , 241 XIX . THE FEMALE COMMUNITY , 249 XX . ASOKA , 256 XXI . CRITICAL HISTORY OF THE CANONICAL LITERA ...
... SUPERNATURAL ATTAINMENTS : ABSTRUSE QUESTIONS , PAGE 191 203 212 219 XVII . CASTE , . 227 XVIII . DISCIPLINARY RULES OF THE COMMUNITY , 241 XIX . THE FEMALE COMMUNITY , 249 XX . ASOKA , 256 XXI . CRITICAL HISTORY OF THE CANONICAL LITERA ...
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... rendering it ' non - supernatural , ' which is believed to be the meaning of the commentary anu - acchariya ' . 2 Contrast Lucretius , ii . 1 . of water hangs - beings clear in different measures from LIFE OF GOTAMA 39.
... rendering it ' non - supernatural , ' which is believed to be the meaning of the commentary anu - acchariya ' . 2 Contrast Lucretius , ii . 1 . of water hangs - beings clear in different measures from LIFE OF GOTAMA 39.
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... supernatural embellishments of this story , what strikes one most in it is its human naturalness . 6 The same naïveté characterises the next event . To whom , ' thought the new Buddha , shall I first preach ? Who will be able to ...
... supernatural embellishments of this story , what strikes one most in it is its human naturalness . 6 The same naïveté characterises the next event . To whom , ' thought the new Buddha , shall I first preach ? Who will be able to ...
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... Supernatural voices encouraged him , and strange alternations of light and darkness excited his expectations . He was received with unusual solemnity , and with some striking verses from the Buddha's lips , and was instructed and ...
... Supernatural voices encouraged him , and strange alternations of light and darkness excited his expectations . He was received with unusual solemnity , and with some striking verses from the Buddha's lips , and was instructed and ...
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... supernatural powers . But pride and honours were too much for him ; he coveted the first place , and set to work to obtain it . He culti- vated the friendship of Ajàtasattu , the young son of King Bimbisara , and aroused in him the same ...
... supernatural powers . But pride and honours were too much for him ; he coveted the first place , and set to work to obtain it . He culti- vated the friendship of Ajàtasattu , the young son of King Bimbisara , and aroused in him the same ...
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