A Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms: Being an Account by the Chinese ...Dover Publications, 1965 - 118 pages |
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... Sacred Scriptures for nearly eighteen centuries . There are few pre- decessors in the field of Chinese literature into whose labours translators of the present century can enter . This will be received , I hope , as a sufficient apology ...
... Sacred Scriptures for nearly eighteen centuries . There are few pre- decessors in the field of Chinese literature into whose labours translators of the present century can enter . This will be received , I hope , as a sufficient apology ...
Page 82
... Sacred Books of the East , vol . xx , Vinaya Texts , p . 247 . • See note 3 , p . 72. Jîvaka was Âmbapâlî's son by king Bimbisâra , and devoted himself to the practice of medicine . See the account of him in the Sacred Books of the East ...
... Sacred Books of the East , vol . xx , Vinaya Texts , p . 247 . • See note 3 , p . 72. Jîvaka was Âmbapâlî's son by king Bimbisâra , and devoted himself to the practice of medicine . See the account of him in the Sacred Books of the East ...
Page 107
... sacred relics , pictures , statues , & c . It is defined as ' a fane , ' ' a place for worship and presenting offerings . ' Eitel , p . 141. The hill referred to is the sacred hill of Mihintale , about eight miles due east of the Bo ...
... sacred relics , pictures , statues , & c . It is defined as ' a fane , ' ' a place for worship and presenting offerings . ' Eitel , p . 141. The hill referred to is the sacred hill of Mihintale , about eight miles due east of the Bo ...
Contents
FROM CHANGGAN TO THE SANDY DESERT | 9 |
KHOTEN PROCESSIONS OF IMAGES THE KINGS | 16 |
GREAT QUINQUENNIAL ASSEMBLY OF MONKS RELICS | 22 |
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Abhidharma alms-bowl Ânanda appear Arhat Aśoka attained Beal become Buddha bhikshu Bodhisattva body bowl Brahman Buddhaship Buddhist Buddhist Birth Stories built called Ceylon Ch'ang-gan CHAPTER China Chinese characters connexion converted Corean cubits cubits high devas disciples doctrine dynasty east Eitel says elephant Fâ-hien families flowers and incense four ground Hardy Hardy's hînayâna Hsüan-chwang Hwuy-king India Jetavana Kapilavastu Kasyapa Khoten kingdom Law of Buddha LEGENDS LITTLE SNOWY MOUNTAINS Magadha mahâyâna Maitreya means meditation Momit monastery monks mountains Mugalan nâga naraka narrative Nidâna nirvâņa offerings omit Pâli Pâo-yun Paperbound pari-nirvâņa place where Buddha preached present Punjâb reborn relics Rémusat residence Rhys Davids river rock rules Sacred Books Śakra Śâkya Śâkyamuni Sanskrit Śâriputtra says Eitel Śramaņas Śramans Sûtras Tâo-ching thousand monks tope translation travellers tree Ts'in Tushita Vaiśâlî vihâra Vinaya wished World-honoured worship yojanas