Buddhaghosha's parables, tr. by T. Rogers. With an intr., containing Buddha's Dhammapada, or 'Path of virtue', tr. by F.M. Müller |
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... Pyathat ; the queen was in the family way , and the king had made her put on a large scarlet cloak , and had placed on her finger a ring of the value of a hun- dred thousand ( ghanikas ) ; just then a Hatthilinga , a monster bird , flew ...
... Pyathat ; the queen was in the family way , and the king had made her put on a large scarlet cloak , and had placed on her finger a ring of the value of a hun- dred thousand ( ghanikas ) ; just then a Hatthilinga , a monster bird , flew ...
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... Pyathat , and seeing the holes in the wall , asked what they were made for ; Queen Sāmavati not knowing that Māgan- diya had a grudge against Parā Taken , replied that they were made for the purpose of worshipping Gotama 1 The Buddhist ...
... Pyathat , and seeing the holes in the wall , asked what they were made for ; Queen Sāmavati not knowing that Māgan- diya had a grudge against Parā Taken , replied that they were made for the purpose of worshipping Gotama 1 The Buddhist ...
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... Pyathat . " The king accordingly invited Para Taken to visit con- tinually the queen's Pyathat , but Para Taken replied , " It is not fitting that a Para Taken should go con- tinually to one palace only , for many people long to ...
... Pyathat . " The king accordingly invited Para Taken to visit con- tinually the queen's Pyathat , but Para Taken replied , " It is not fitting that a Para Taken should go con- tinually to one palace only , for many people long to ...
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... Pyathat , and then set fire to them . The Brahmin accordingly procured a number of coarse cloths , washed them , and saturated them with oil ; then he took them to Samavati's Pyathat , and after wrapping them round all the door - posts ...
... Pyathat , and then set fire to them . The Brahmin accordingly procured a number of coarse cloths , washed them , and saturated them with oil ; then he took them to Samavati's Pyathat , and after wrapping them round all the door - posts ...
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... Pyathat with seven roofs , opened a window and looked out . When the king saw her , she seemed like the moon entering an opening in a thick bank of clouds , and he was so inflamed with desire that he very nearly fell off the back of his ...
... Pyathat with seven roofs , opened a window and looked out . When the king saw her , she seemed like the moon entering an opening in a thick bank of clouds , and he was so inflamed with desire that he very nearly fell off the back of his ...
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Anavatatta Anuruddha Ariya asked became become a Rahan Benares Bhikshu birth Brahman Brâhmana Buddha Buddhaghosha Buddhist Burmese Burnouf called CHAPTER cloth daughter death Devala Dhamma Dhammapada disciples Edited elephant English evil deeds existence F. J. FURNIVALL Fausböll gave Getavana monastery girl gold Gotama GRAMMAR happiness hell homage hundred India kalpas Kassapa Khugguttara King Udena king's Kulla-Panthaka Language live Lokatissa Lord and master lord Sariputta Lotus Magandiya Mahādūta Mahākāla Mâra means Mittapindaka Nat country Nat-King Nat's Nibbāna Nirvâna nobles offering Pakkekabuddha palace Pâli Parā Para Taken parables preached the law priesthood priests princess probationer Pyathat queen Rahanda Rahans replied rice Rishi Royal Royal Asiatic Society sacred Samavati Sanskrit Sariputta Savatthi Savatthi country saying sense sewed slaves Sotapatti Sramana STORY thabet thou thought thousand Thugyuè Thuthe Thuthe's translated Udena verse Vipassana wife wise words yoganas young
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Page lvi - All that we are is the result of what we have thought: it is founded on our thoughts, it is made up of our thoughts. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him, as the wheel follows the foot of the ox that draws the carriage.
Page cxxxvii - Watching his speech, well restrained in mind, let a man never commit any wrong with his body! Let a man but keep these three roads of action clear, and he will achieve the way which is taught by the wise.
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Page cxliii - He who says what is not, goes to hell ; he also who, having done a thing, says I have not done it. After death both are equal, they are men with evil deeds in the next world. 307. Many men whose shoulders are covered with the yellow gown are ill-conditioned and unrestrained; such evil-doers by their evil deeds go to hell.
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Page xcii - If a man commits a sin, let him not do it again; let him not delight in sin: pain is the outcome of evil. 118. If a man does what is good, let him do it again; let him delight in it: happiness is the outcome of good.
Page xciii - Let no man think lightly of evil, saying in his heart, It will not come nigh unto me. Even by the falling of water-drops a water-pot is filled; the fool becomes full of evil, even if he gather it little by little. 122. Let no man think lightly of good, saying in his heart, It will not come nigh unto me.
Page clxiv - Brahmana worships the sacrificial fire. 393. A man does not become a Brahmana by his platted hair, by his family, or by birth; in whom there is truth and righteousness, he is blessed, he is a Brahmana.