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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... manner that indicated the possession of an inward tranquillity ; modest in his deportment , his whole appearance was strikingly decorous . Having * The text is almost a literal parallelism to the words of the old ballad . " On looking ...
... manner that indicated the possession of an inward tranquillity ; modest in his deportment , his whole appearance was strikingly decorous . Having * The text is almost a literal parallelism to the words of the old ballad . " On looking ...
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... manner , but the mind of the prince wandered away to other objects ; and when they saw that they could not engage his attention they ceased to play , and fell asleep . The altered appearance of the sleeping courtesans excited additional ...
... manner , but the mind of the prince wandered away to other objects ; and when they saw that they could not engage his attention they ceased to play , and fell asleep . The altered appearance of the sleeping courtesans excited additional ...
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... , producing happiness , but if it be bad , they are unfa- vourable , producing misery . The manner in which being first commenced cannot now be ascertained . The cause of the continuance of existence is I. GOTAMA BUDHA . 5.
... , producing happiness , but if it be bad , they are unfa- vourable , producing misery . The manner in which being first commenced cannot now be ascertained . The cause of the continuance of existence is I. GOTAMA BUDHA . 5.
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... manner in which the code was gradually perfected may be learnt from the circumstances under which the precept relative to continence arrived at the state in which it was promulgated in its complete form . There was a priest named ...
... manner in which the code was gradually perfected may be learnt from the circumstances under which the precept relative to continence arrived at the state in which it was promulgated in its complete form . There was a priest named ...
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... manner , Arab . Sheikh , an old man , and then " chief of a tribe ; " also Ital . Signor , Fr. Seigneur , Span . Señor , Engl . Sir , all of which come from the Lat . Senior , elder ; also , Germ . Graf . count , is pp . i . q . graw ...
... manner , Arab . Sheikh , an old man , and then " chief of a tribe ; " also Ital . Signor , Fr. Seigneur , Span . Señor , Engl . Sir , all of which come from the Lat . Senior , elder ; also , Germ . Graf . count , is pp . i . q . graw ...
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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