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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... alms , who by that reception confers merit , and the giver of alms , who by that gift expects to gain merit : the man who lives ( to use a distinction of Pythagoras ) vπερ quσiv , above nature , and him who lives kara quoiv , according ...
... alms , who by that reception confers merit , and the giver of alms , who by that gift expects to gain merit : the man who lives ( to use a distinction of Pythagoras ) vπερ quσiv , above nature , and him who lives kara quoiv , according ...
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... alms - bowl , but as he will have been preceded by others , the food intended for the priesthood will all have been given away . In a large wihára , the noise of the novices repeating their lessons will cause a disturbance . But if all ...
... alms - bowl , but as he will have been preceded by others , the food intended for the priesthood will all have been given away . In a large wihára , the noise of the novices repeating their lessons will cause a disturbance . But if all ...
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... alms . Budha has said that it must not be more than four miles distant , nor nearer than the length of 500 bows . It must be a place easy of access ; free from dangers ; where the people offer no interruption ; at night subject to no ...
... alms . Budha has said that it must not be more than four miles distant , nor nearer than the length of 500 bows . It must be a place easy of access ; free from dangers ; where the people offer no interruption ; at night subject to no ...
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... alms - bowl , and putting on the yellow robe . It will now be time for him to take the alms - bowl , and when going his round , he is to bear in mind the four karmasthánas , not to go too near , nor to keep at too great a distance from ...
... alms - bowl , and putting on the yellow robe . It will now be time for him to take the alms - bowl , and when going his round , he is to bear in mind the four karmasthánas , not to go too near , nor to keep at too great a distance from ...
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... alms he must not by word or gesture make known that food or rai- ment is desired by him . 4. Prat'yasannisrata , the observance of such precepts as those that inculcate that when the robe is put on , it is not for beauty or ornament ...
... alms he must not by word or gesture make known that food or rai- ment is desired by him . 4. Prat'yasannisrata , the observance of such precepts as those that inculcate that when the robe is put on , it is not for beauty or ornament ...
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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