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 26
... offering to him worship , he must ask permission to retire . Reclining in the place where he intends to sleep , he is again to repeat the four stanzas and the four karmasthánas , as before , and reflect that in the morn- ing he will ...
... offering to him worship , he must ask permission to retire . Reclining in the place where he intends to sleep , he is again to repeat the four stanzas and the four karmasthánas , as before , and reflect that in the morn- ing he will ...
Page 33
... offering of food given as alms : that it were better for him to be put in a red - hot iron chair or bed , or to be put into a caldron of molten metal with his head downwards , than for him to receive the gift of a residence . The misery ...
... offering of food given as alms : that it were better for him to be put in a red - hot iron chair or bed , or to be put into a caldron of molten metal with his head downwards , than for him to receive the gift of a residence . The misery ...
Page 71
... offerings , tell them that his name is so and so , and that he is the religious teacher of such a noble or such a king ; he may not address them with high titles and flatter them ; he may not say that during seven generations the ...
... offerings , tell them that his name is so and so , and that he is the religious teacher of such a noble or such a king ; he may not address them with high titles and flatter them ; he may not say that during seven generations the ...
Page 80
... offering would not on that account be diminished , it being all he had to give . ” * From its necessary connexion ... offering is called dána , which means literally " a gift . " There must be a willing mind respecting that which they ...
... offering would not on that account be diminished , it being all he had to give . ” * From its necessary connexion ... offering is called dána , which means literally " a gift . " There must be a willing mind respecting that which they ...
Page 81
... offering of flowers , lights , and rice . These must be presented continually to the three gems . There are four divisions of almsgiving when practised in relation to the priests , called siwpasadána . They are : -1 . Chíwara - dána ...
... offering of flowers , lights , and rice . These must be presented continually to the three gems . There are four divisions of almsgiving when practised in relation to the priests , called siwpasadána . They are : -1 . Chíwara - dána ...
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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