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 vii
... mean , that they do not consider the work they are publishing to be a fair specimen of their real ability ; but ... means have succeeded in forming an outline of the most prominent features of the religion taught by Gótama . I would ...
... mean , that they do not consider the work they are publishing to be a fair specimen of their real ability ; but ... means have succeeded in forming an outline of the most prominent features of the religion taught by Gótama . I would ...
Page 10
... mean " celui qui restreint ses pensées , ou celui qui s'efforce et se re- streint . " It is probable that the epithet Samanean , as applied to the religious system of Tartary , is derived from the same word . It is to the priests of ...
... mean " celui qui restreint ses pensées , ou celui qui s'efforce et se re- streint . " It is probable that the epithet Samanean , as applied to the religious system of Tartary , is derived from the same word . It is to the priests of ...
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... means he gains an insight into the duties he will afterwards be required to perform . The priesthood is to be sought in order that existence may be overcome , and that nirwána , or the cessation of existence , may be obtained . It was ...
... means he gains an insight into the duties he will afterwards be required to perform . The priesthood is to be sought in order that existence may be overcome , and that nirwána , or the cessation of existence , may be obtained . It was ...
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... means small . There was a priest residing in a forest , who one day hearing a female demon sing near the door of his residence was ( improperly ) attracted to the place ; but when he came near she caught him and hurried him away that ...
... means small . There was a priest residing in a forest , who one day hearing a female demon sing near the door of his residence was ( improperly ) attracted to the place ; but when he came near she caught him and hurried him away that ...
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... means he will render an oblation worthy of Budha , the ruler of the world . This is the Dina Chariyawa . " In addition to the works read by the lay student , which will afterwards be enumerated , the following formularies are to be ...
... means he will render an oblation worthy of Budha , the ruler of the world . This is the Dina Chariyawa . " In addition to the works read by the lay student , which will afterwards be enumerated , the following formularies are to 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