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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... when they had exerted their utmost power without effect , passed away like the thunder - cloud retiring from the orb of the moon , causing it to appear in greater beauty . At the tenth hour of the same night B 2 I. GOTAMA BUDHA . 3.
... when they had exerted their utmost power without effect , passed away like the thunder - cloud retiring from the orb of the moon , causing it to appear in greater beauty . At the tenth hour of the same night B 2 I. GOTAMA BUDHA . 3.
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... cause of all sorrow and of its cessation . The object of his protracted toils and numerous sacrifices , carried on incessantly through myriads of ages , was now accomplished . By having become a Budha he had received a power by which he ...
... cause of all sorrow and of its cessation . The object of his protracted toils and numerous sacrifices , carried on incessantly through myriads of ages , was now accomplished . By having become a Budha he had received a power by which he ...
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... caused by the karma of the previous being , and receives from that karma all the circumstances of its existence . Thus , if the karma be good , the circumstances are favourable ... cause of the continuance of existence is I. GOTAMA BUDHA . 5.
... caused by the karma of the previous being , and receives from that karma all the circumstances of its existence . Thus , if the karma be good , the circumstances are favourable ... cause of the continuance of existence is I. GOTAMA BUDHA . 5.
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... cause of which is the cleaving to existing objects , whilst the instrumental cause is karma . It is therefore the great object of all beings who would be released from the sorrows of successive birth to seek the destruction of the moral ...
... cause of which is the cleaving to existing objects , whilst the instrumental cause is karma . It is therefore the great object of all beings who would be released from the sorrows of successive birth to seek the destruction of the moral ...
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... the taught , which would cause the priest to be regarded as a mediator , or intervenient instrumentality , between the householder and the consequences of his demerit . The benefits received from listening to the 14 EASTERN MONACHISM .
... the taught , which would cause the priest to be regarded as a mediator , or intervenient instrumentality , between the householder and the consequences of his demerit . The benefits received from listening to the 14 EASTERN MONACHISM .
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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