The Maháwanṣo in Roman Characters: With the Translation Subjoined; and an Introductory Essay on Páli Buddhistical Literature. In Two Volumes. Vol. I. Containing the First Thirty Eight Chapters |
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Page xliii
... convocation was held , as well as of that convocation , is full of interesting matter , detailed with peculiar distinctness , on which the comments of the Tíká throw no additional light . At this stage of his work , being at the close ...
... convocation was held , as well as of that convocation , is full of interesting matter , detailed with peculiar distinctness , on which the comments of the Tíká throw no additional light . At this stage of his work , being at the close ...
Page xlv
... convocation , in B.c. 307 , to foreign countries , for the purpose of propagating their faith . I had intended in this place to enter into a comparison of the data contained in professor Wilson's sketch of the Raja Taringiní , with the ...
... convocation , in B.c. 307 , to foreign countries , for the purpose of propagating their faith . I had intended in this place to enter into a comparison of the data contained in professor Wilson's sketch of the Raja Taringiní , with the ...
Page xlvi
... convocations . When the contents of those works have been more carefully examined , that corroboration will probably be found to be still more specific and extensive . As to the deputation into Sówanabhúmi ; the Pitakattaya of the ...
... convocations . When the contents of those works have been more carefully examined , that corroboration will probably be found to be still more specific and extensive . As to the deputation into Sówanabhúmi ; the Pitakattaya of the ...
Page xlix
... convocations , which are described in the Mahawanso : the first as being held in the year of Gótamo's death ; the second , one hundred years afterwards ; and the third , one hundred and thirty four years after the second , in the ...
... convocations , which are described in the Mahawanso : the first as being held in the year of Gótamo's death ; the second , one hundred years afterwards ; and the third , one hundred and thirty four years after the second , in the ...
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... convocations , till he comes to the accession of the great patron of buddhism , Asóko . I have , therefore , extracted every passage in his Tíká , which throws any light on this interesting historical point . I have taken the liberty ...
... convocations , till he comes to the accession of the great patron of buddhism , Asóko . I have , therefore , extracted every passage in his Tíká , which throws any light on this interesting historical point . I have taken the liberty ...
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Abhayo adá ádáya áha Anuradhapura arahat ási Asóko Astyages attained attanó Atthakatha bestowed bhikkhu bhúpati bo-branch bo-tree brahman brother buddhistical capital caused celebrated Ceylon CHANAKYA CHANDRAGUPTA chétiyo chief convocation dágoba damilos datwá death delight and affliction déwos disciples diswá ditto doctrines duwé edifice elephant Ewań festival gahetwá gantwá Gótamo Harpagus hindu idha kárayi kárési katé katwá king land Lanká lord Mahá mahárája Mahawanso Maháwiháro Mahindo mahipati Medes minister monarch mountain nága náma NANDA offerings palace Páli pana PARICHCHHEDO period piety Pitakattaya priesthood priests prince propounded puchchhi purań queen queen consort rájá rajjań ranno reign relics religion repaired replied retinue royal ruler sabbé sacerdotal sahassáni Sakko sanctification sayań Singhalese sovereign supreme Buddho sutwá tadá tahin tań tank tasmiń tassa tathá tató tattha téna tésań thérań thérassa théro thou thousand thúpo Tisso translation unto wiháro Wijayo yakkhos yójanas