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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... church . By the Chinese the word is written Cha men and Sang men , and is said by Klaproth to mean " celui qui restreint ses pensées , ou celui qui s'efforce et se re- streint . " It is probable that the epithet Samanean , as applied to ...
... church . By the Chinese the word is written Cha men and Sang men , and is said by Klaproth to mean " celui qui restreint ses pensées , ou celui qui s'efforce et se re- streint . " It is probable that the epithet Samanean , as applied to ...
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... church were chosen by lot , or that they were the lot and heritage of the Lord . The word priest is generally supposed to be derived , through the Saxon preost , from the Greek peoẞurepos , an elder , but by others it is said to be an ...
... church were chosen by lot , or that they were the lot and heritage of the Lord . The word priest is generally supposed to be derived , through the Saxon preost , from the Greek peoẞurepos , an elder , but by others it is said to be an ...
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... , or the appoint- ment of an ordained abbot to rule over " the church in the house " of some separate fraternity ; his mendicant followers were thrown upon the world ; from it they were to receive III . NAMES AND TITLES . 13.
... , or the appoint- ment of an ordained abbot to rule over " the church in the house " of some separate fraternity ; his mendicant followers were thrown upon the world ; from it they were to receive III . NAMES AND TITLES . 13.
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... church , whatever his condition , has an equal freedom of access to the throne of the heavenly grace with the mitred ecclesiastic or the most privileged priest , and may aspire to an equal inheritance of glory in the world to come . But ...
... church , whatever his condition , has an equal freedom of access to the throne of the heavenly grace with the mitred ecclesiastic or the most privileged priest , and may aspire to an equal inheritance of glory in the world to come . But ...
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... church belonging to the rule of St. Basil , the male novices are not allowed to take the vows before the thirtieth , nor females before the fiftieth year . The mendicant orders are accused by Wycliffe of endeavouring to seduce young ...
... church belonging to the rule of St. Basil , the male novices are not allowed to take the vows before the thirtieth , nor females before the fiftieth year . The mendicant orders are accused by Wycliffe of endeavouring to seduce young ...
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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