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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... regarded as of some interest by students of all classes . I have also endeavoured to apply the great lesson herein taught to a practical purpose . In my illustrations of the manners of the western monks , I have taken the liberty to ...
... regarded as of some interest by students of all classes . I have also endeavoured to apply the great lesson herein taught to a practical purpose . In my illustrations of the manners of the western monks , I have taken the liberty to ...
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... regarded with the most profound veneration . When I first determined upon making myself acquainted with this extensive system , there were two courses open before me ; either to commence the study of Pali ( the language in which the ...
... regarded with the most profound veneration . When I first determined upon making myself acquainted with this extensive system , there were two courses open before me ; either to commence the study of Pali ( the language in which the ...
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... regarded as actually 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 ...
... regarded as actually 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 ...
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... regarded as of equal authority with the text . The text was orally preserved until the reign of the Singhalese monarch Wattagamani , who reigned from B. c . 104 to B. c . 76 , when it was committed to writing in the island of Ceylon ...
... regarded as of equal authority with the text . The text was orally preserved until the reign of the Singhalese monarch Wattagamani , who reigned from B. c . 104 to B. c . 76 , when it was committed to writing in the island of Ceylon ...
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... regarded as containing only a brief sum- mary of some of the principal doctrines of Budhism , intended to assist the reader of the following pages ; the system is so vast and complicated , that many volumes must be written before it can ...
... regarded as containing only a brief sum- mary of some of the principal doctrines of Budhism , intended to assist the reader of the following pages ; the system is so vast and complicated , that many volumes must be written before it can ...
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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