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 79
... Brahmans . " In 1818 , Kappitapola was executed at Kandy for rebellion against the British government . Early in the morning he was taken to the temple , and as he knelt in the sanctuary the chief priest recounted the principal ...
... Brahmans . " In 1818 , Kappitapola was executed at Kandy for rebellion against the British government . Early in the morning he was taken to the temple , and as he knelt in the sanctuary the chief priest recounted the principal ...
Page 87
... brahmans , and go to the door of their former dwelling to ask alms . The first who went was ordered away ; but he repeated a stanza , for which he received permission to remain . The same occurrence happened to them all . Then the rich ...
... brahmans , and go to the door of their former dwelling to ask alms . The first who went was ordered away ; but he repeated a stanza , for which he received permission to remain . The same occurrence happened to them all . Then the rich ...
Page 107
... Brahmans than by any other order of ascetics . And in their case it is not an incredible tale upon which we have to de- pend ; they are presented before our eyes in vast numbers , with bodies and members so dry and withered , that they ...
... Brahmans than by any other order of ascetics . And in their case it is not an incredible tale upon which we have to de- pend ; they are presented before our eyes in vast numbers , with bodies and members so dry and withered , that they ...
Page 112
... Brahmans , wear their hair clotted together in inextricable involutions . Among the Budhists , the priest , from the commencement of his noviciate , is shaved ; and he is provided with a razor , as one of the eight articles he is ...
... Brahmans , wear their hair clotted together in inextricable involutions . Among the Budhists , the priest , from the commencement of his noviciate , is shaved ; and he is provided with a razor , as one of the eight articles he is ...
Page 149
... Brahmans have a similar observance . " A brahman rising from sleep is enjoined , under penalty of losing the benefit of all rites performed by him , to rub his teeth with a proper withe . " † In the sacred writings there are frequent ...
... Brahmans have a similar observance . " A brahman rising from sleep is enjoined , under penalty of losing the benefit of all rites performed by him , to rub his teeth with a proper withe . " † In the sacred writings there are frequent ...
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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