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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... become a recluse , preparatory to his reception of the supreme Budhaship . Five days after his birth he received the name of Sidhártta , but he is more commonly known by the name of Sákya or Gótama , both of which are patronymics . When ...
... become a recluse , preparatory to his reception of the supreme Budhaship . Five days after his birth he received the name of Sidhártta , but he is more commonly known by the name of Sákya or Gótama , both of which are patronymics . When ...
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... become a Budha he had received a power by which he could perform any act whatever , and a wisdom by which he could see perfectly any object , or understand any truth , to which he chose to direct his attention . At this time he began ...
... become a Budha he had received a power by which he could perform any act whatever , and a wisdom by which he could see perfectly any object , or understand any truth , to which he chose to direct his attention . At this time he began ...
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... become Budha they are always of woman born , and pass through infancy and youth like ordinary beings , until at a prescribed age they abandon the world and retire to the wilderness , where , after a course of ascetic observance , at the ...
... become Budha they are always of woman born , and pass through infancy and youth like ordinary beings , until at a prescribed age they abandon the world and retire to the wilderness , where , after a course of ascetic observance , at the ...
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... become his disciples . From that period , whenever he preached , multitudes of men and women embraced his doctrines , and took upon themselves certain obliga- tions , by which they declared themselves to be prawarjita , or to have ...
... become his disciples . From that period , whenever he preached , multitudes of men and women embraced his doctrines , and took upon themselves certain obliga- tions , by which they declared themselves to be prawarjita , or to have ...
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... becoming priests will hesitate ; they will not listen to my words ; they will not learn my precepts ; they will despise them , and thus be born in a place of torment . It will therefore be better , when a fault has been committed , to ...
... becoming priests will hesitate ; they will not listen to my words ; they will not learn my precepts ; they will despise them , and thus be born in a place of torment . It will therefore be better , when a fault has been committed , to ...
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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