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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... permitted to return to my native land . In preparing the present work , it has been my principal aim to afford assistance to the missionaries who are living in countries where Budhism is professed ; but as I enter PREFACE.
... permitted to return to my native land . In preparing the present work , it has been my principal aim to afford assistance to the missionaries who are living in countries where Budhism is professed ; but as I enter PREFACE.
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Robert Spence Hardy. countries where Budhism is professed ; but as I enter upon a field of speculation that has hitherto been little cultivated , I trust that my labours will be regarded as of some interest by students of all classes . I ...
Robert Spence Hardy. countries where Budhism is professed ; but as I enter upon a field of speculation that has hitherto been little cultivated , I trust that my labours will be regarded as of some interest by students of all classes . I ...
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... entering the land , and winning here and there a portion of territory more or less extensive ; and by and bye the whole region will be gained ; when the initiatory labours I am now pursuing will be forgotten , as they will have been ...
... entering the land , and winning here and there a portion of territory more or less extensive ; and by and bye the whole region will be gained ; when the initiatory labours I am now pursuing will be forgotten , as they will have been ...
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... enter upon any other state of being . Expositions of the doctrines of Budha , whe- ther orally delivered or written in books , are called bana , or the Word ; and the system itself is called dharmma , or the Truth . According to Budhism ...
... enter upon any other state of being . Expositions of the doctrines of Budha , whe- ther orally delivered or written in books , are called bana , or the Word ; and the system itself is called dharmma , or the Truth . According to Budhism ...
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... enter the paths leading to nirwána , any one should take the trouble to observe the Thirteen Ordinances , the practice of which is so exceedingly difficult ; and he therefore went to Nágaséna , that his doubts upon the subject might be ...
... enter the paths leading to nirwána , any one should take the trouble to observe the Thirteen Ordinances , the practice of which is so exceedingly difficult ; and he therefore went to Nágaséna , that his doubts upon the subject might be ...
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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