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 ... Western Ascetics, and a Review of the Monastic System |
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... or modified , and exceptions allowed , by which the code was gradually completed . It is evident that all laws referring to untried situations and circumstances must arise in 6 EASTERN MONACHISM . THE LAWS AND REGULATIONS OF THE PRIESTHOOD.
... or modified , and exceptions allowed , by which the code was gradually completed . It is evident that all laws referring to untried situations and circumstances must arise in 6 EASTERN MONACHISM . THE LAWS AND REGULATIONS OF THE PRIESTHOOD.
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... allowed ( Conc . Lat . 1. ) to visit the sick . But when Francis received the impression that it was his duty to renounce the possession of gold , silver , and money ; to have neither wallet , nor satchel , nor bread ; to travel without ...
... allowed ( Conc . Lat . 1. ) to visit the sick . But when Francis received the impression that it was his duty to renounce the possession of gold , silver , and money ; to have neither wallet , nor satchel , nor bread ; to travel without ...
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... allowed to enter convents without leave of their masters ; but among the Anglo - Saxons the candidate for ordination was required to prove that he was not of spurious or servile birth . That the priest should be free from disease has ...
... allowed to enter convents without leave of their masters ; but among the Anglo - Saxons the candidate for ordination was required to prove that he was not of spurious or servile birth . That the priest should be free from disease has ...
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... allowed vows of virginity to be taken as early as fourteen years of age in males , and twelve in females . The council of Trent recognises sixteen years as the age before which vows should not be taken . * Among the Anglo - Saxons , the ...
... allowed vows of virginity to be taken as early as fourteen years of age in males , and twelve in females . The council of Trent recognises sixteen years as the age before which vows should not be taken . * Among the Anglo - Saxons , the ...
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... allowed requisites of the priesthood . Maintaining a course of good behaviour , he must keep under the five senses , with matured wisdom , and without any haughtiness of either body , speech , or mind . He must not associate with those ...
... allowed requisites of the priesthood . Maintaining a course of good behaviour , he must keep under the five senses , with matured wisdom , and without any haughtiness of either body , speech , or mind . He must not associate with those ...
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abbot afterwards Alban Butler allowed alms alms-bowl Ananda ancient Anuradhapura appear ascetic asceticism attained nirwana become bhikshu birth bó-tree body Brahmans Budhists called cause ceived Ceylon church cloth colour dágoba death declared déwas dhyána disciples earth enter 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 monarch monastery monastic monks Nágaséna nimitta nirwána novice observed offering Pali pass paths 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