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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... sorrow and of its cessation . The object of his protracted toils and numerous sacrifices , carried on incessantly through myriads of ages , was now accomplished . By having become a Budha he had received a power by which he could ...
... sorrow and of its cessation . The object of his protracted toils and numerous sacrifices , carried on incessantly through myriads of ages , was now accomplished . By having become a Budha he had received a power by which he could ...
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... sorrows of successive birth to seek the destruction of the moral cause of continued existence , that is to say , the cleaving to existing objects , or evil desire . It is possible to accomplish this destruction , by attending to a ...
... sorrows of successive birth to seek the destruction of the moral cause of continued existence , that is to say , the cleaving to existing objects , or evil desire . It is possible to accomplish this destruction , by attending to a ...
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... sorrow , only passing away with the utter searing of every right affection or with life itself , when the recluse has to reflect that by the step he has taken he has sent the barbed arrow into the heart of an affectionate mother , or ...
... sorrow , only passing away with the utter searing of every right affection or with life itself , when the recluse has to reflect that by the step he has taken he has sent the barbed arrow into the heart of an affectionate mother , or ...
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... sorrow , the pre- venting of the occurrence of the birth arising from evil desire and scepticism , and the attainment of nirwána . This , " said he , " is the end for which the priesthood ought always to be sought ; but it is sometimes ...
... sorrow , the pre- venting of the occurrence of the birth arising from evil desire and scepticism , and the attainment of nirwána . This , " said he , " is the end for which the priesthood ought always to be sought ; but it is sometimes ...
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... sorrow , on the infirmities of the body , on death , and on all that is declared in the Dasa - dharmma - sútra . Not giving his mind to the four things that lead to hell , viz . evil desire , anger , fear , and ignorance , should he ...
... sorrow , on the infirmities of the body , on death , and on all that is declared in the Dasa - dharmma - sútra . Not giving his mind to the four things that lead to hell , viz . evil desire , anger , fear , and ignorance , should he ...
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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