 And he told a story of olden days. Once upon a time, when Brahmadatta was king of Benares, there was a village of carpenters not far from the city, in which five hundred carpenters lived. They would go up the river in a vessel, and enter the forest, where...  The Indian Craftsman - Page 49by Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy - 1909 - 130 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Edward Byles Cowell - Buddha (The concept) - 1895 - 350 pages
...a story of olden days. 1 No. 4G2. Once upon a time, when Brahmadutta was king of Benares, there was a village of carpenters not far from the city, in...housebuilding, and put together the framework of one-storey or two-storey houses, numbering all the pieces from the mainpost onwards ; these then they brought... | |
 | Henry Thomas Francis, Edward Joseph Thomas - Buddhism - 1916 - 528 pages
...in. ch. 194. THE GRATEFUL ELEPHANT Once upon a time, when Brahmadatta was king of Benares, there was a village of carpenters not far from the city, in...housebuilding, and put together the framework of one-storey or two-storey houses, numbering all the pieces from the mainpost onwards; these then they brought down... | |
 | Bouck White - Cities and towns - 1919 - 346 pages
...Very ancient of date, these communalistic craft guilds of India. We read of "a village of carpenters in which five hundred carpenters lived. They would...house-building, and put together the framework of houses, numbering all the pieces. These they then brought down to the river bank and put them all on... | |
 | Gerry Abbott - Social Science - 2000 - 414 pages
...grateful elephant [Alina-Citta-Jataka] Once upon a time, when Brahmadatta was king of Benares, there was a village of carpenters not far from the city, in...housebuilding, and put together the framework of onestorey or two-storey houses, numbering all the pieces from the mainpost onwards; these then they brought down... | |
 | Greg Bailey, Ian Mabbett - Religion - 2003 - 296 pages
...because the Buddha is said to have spent 25 vassas there. Not far from Benares was a village in which 500 carpenters lived. They would go up the river in a...forest, where they would shape beams and planks for house building and put together the framework of one-storey or two-storey houses, numbering all the... | |
 | 1972 - 528 pages
...IIL ch. 194. THE GRATEFUL ELEPHANT Once upon a time, when Brahmadatta was king of Benares, there was a village of carpenters not far from the city, in...housebuilding, and put together the framework of one-storey or two- storey houses, numbering all the pieces from the mainpost onwards; these then they brought... | |
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