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... rahats , which would undoubtedly not have been wanting , if these events had really taken place . The text of the Pitakas is con- siderably more ancient than the commentary , as we learn from internal evidence ; and , from the style in ...
... rahats , which would undoubtedly not have been wanting , if these events had really taken place . The text of the Pitakas is con- siderably more ancient than the commentary , as we learn from internal evidence ; and , from the style in ...
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... RAHATS AND RISHIS OF THE BUDDHISTS . The Buddhists have been equally deceived with their antagonists , the Brahmans , in the estimate they have formed of the character of the rishis . The power they * We see the modern disregard of the ...
... RAHATS AND RISHIS OF THE BUDDHISTS . The Buddhists have been equally deceived with their antagonists , the Brahmans , in the estimate they have formed of the character of the rishis . The power they * We see the modern disregard of the ...
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... rahats , which we shall have to notice at greater length by and bye . By Singhalese authors they are re- presented as being possessed of super - human attributes . In seeking to obtain nirwána , it is a great advantage to have been a ...
... rahats , which we shall have to notice at greater length by and bye . By Singhalese authors they are re- presented as being possessed of super - human attributes . In seeking to obtain nirwána , it is a great advantage to have been a ...
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... the Brahmans were then in the possession of the real Veda . He said that it was given in the time of Kásyapa ( a former supreme Buddha ) " " to certain rishis , who , by the practice of THE RAHATS AND RISHIS OF THE BUDDHISTS . 43.
... the Brahmans were then in the possession of the real Veda . He said that it was given in the time of Kásyapa ( a former supreme Buddha ) " " to certain rishis , who , by the practice of THE RAHATS AND RISHIS OF THE BUDDHISTS . 43.
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... be ready to support it . 3. The kos lihiniyá , the curlew , that treads with all gentleness , lest it should shake the earth . 4. The Brahman , that seeks a wife lest his race should THE RAHATS AND RISHIS OF THE BUDDHISTS . 45.
... be ready to support it . 3. The kos lihiniyá , the curlew , that treads with all gentleness , lest it should shake the earth . 4. The Brahman , that seeks a wife lest his race should THE RAHATS AND RISHIS OF THE BUDDHISTS . 45.
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