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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... carried on incessantly through myriads of ages , was now accomplished . By having become a Budha he had received a power by which he could perform any act whatever , and a wisdom by which he could see perfectly any object , or ...
... carried on incessantly through myriads of ages , was now accomplished . By having become a Budha he had received a power by which he could perform any act whatever , and a wisdom by which he could see perfectly any object , or ...
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... carrying the alms - bowl . 5. To remain on one seat , when eating , until the meal be finished . 6. To eat only from Gogerly's Essay on the Laws of the Priesthood , Ceylon Friend , 1839 . Nearly the whole of my information relative to ...
... carrying the alms - bowl . 5. To remain on one seat , when eating , until the meal be finished . 6. To eat only from Gogerly's Essay on the Laws of the Priesthood , Ceylon Friend , 1839 . Nearly the whole of my information relative to ...
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... carry the alms - bowl to the houses of the people would tend to produce an unfavourable consequence , as it would ... carried to so great an extent , that the true ascetic , or one who renounces the world for his own soul's good ...
... carry the alms - bowl to the houses of the people would tend to produce an unfavourable consequence , as it would ... carried to so great an extent , that the true ascetic , or one who renounces the world for his own soul's good ...
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... carrying the 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 ...
... carrying the 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 ...
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... carry into effect the ascetic rites he is called upon to exercise . The king said to Nágaséna , " Do the priests respect the body ? " and when the sage replied in the negative , he again asked , " Then why do they take so much pains to ...
... carry into effect the ascetic rites he is called upon to exercise . The king said to Nágaséna , " Do the priests respect the body ? " and when the sage replied in the negative , he again asked , " Then why do they take so much pains to ...
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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