Eastern Monachism: an Account of the Origin, Laws, Discipline, Sacred Writings, Mysterious Rites, Religious Ceremonies, and Present Circumstances, of the Order of Mendicants Founded by Gótama Budha, (compiled from Singhalese MSS. and Other Original Sources of Information); with Comparative Notices of the Usages and Institutions of the Western Ascetics, and a Review of the Monastic System |
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Page 52
... Ananda , a relative of Gotama Budha , and informed him of what had occurred . Ananda told him that he must reflect upon the subject in a proper manner , and that he would then see that the form he had looked upon was in reality utterly ...
... Ananda , a relative of Gotama Budha , and informed him of what had occurred . Ananda told him that he must reflect upon the subject in a proper manner , and that he would then see that the form he had looked upon was in reality utterly ...
Page 116
... Ananda , who cut them into thirty pieces , and then sewed them to- gether in five divisions , so that the robe resembled the patches in a rice - field divided by embankments . On seeing this contrivance , Budha made a law that his ...
... Ananda , who cut them into thirty pieces , and then sewed them to- gether in five divisions , so that the robe resembled the patches in a rice - field divided by embankments . On seeing this contrivance , Budha made a law that his ...
Page 117
... Ananda . The king , in anger , asked if the priest wanted to sell them , and went immediately to the wihára to enquire into the matter ; but he spoke only to Ananda , and not to Budha , asking if Budha had not said that no priest was to ...
... Ananda . The king , in anger , asked if the priest wanted to sell them , and went immediately to the wihára to enquire into the matter ; but he spoke only to Ananda , and not to Budha , asking if Budha had not said that no priest was to ...
Page 118
... Ananda : " They spread them upon the ground , that they may sleep upon them at night . " The king : " What becomes of the cloths upon which they slept pre- viously ? " Ananda : " The priests spread them in the places where they dwell ...
... Ananda : " They spread them upon the ground , that they may sleep upon them at night . " The king : " What becomes of the cloths upon which they slept pre- viously ? " Ananda : " The priests spread them in the places where they dwell ...
Page 157
... Ananda various precepts , in sections of seven , which were declared to be imperishable . The first series was to the following effect : -The priests were enjoined to meet fre- quently ( for the performance of religious ordinances ) ...
... Ananda various precepts , in sections of seven , which were declared to be imperishable . The first series was to the following effect : -The priests were enjoined to meet fre- quently ( for the performance of religious ordinances ) ...
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abbot afterwards Alban Butler allowed alms alms-bowl Ananda ancient Anuradhapura appear ascetic asceticism attained nirwána become bhikshu birth bó-tree body Brahmans Budhists called cause ceived Ceylon church cloth colour dágoba death declared déwas dhyána disciples earth enter Evesham evil desire exercise existence feet forest four garments give given Gótama Budha India kalpas kasina kind king live Maha manner means meditation mendicant merit Méru Milinda mind mode Moggaliputta-tissa monastery monastic monks Nágaséna nimitta novice observed offering Pali pass paths Pátimokkhan performed persons Pitakas possession precepts present priest priestess priesthood priests of Budha principal professed rahat Rajagaha Rathapála received recluse regarded relics religion residence robe sacred sage samádhi sangha Sanskrit seen similar Singhalese sorrow sramana stanzas superior supposed supreme Budha Sútra temple things thought tion tree truth village Vishnu whilst wihára Winaya Wisudhi Margga Sanné word worship