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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... manner , but the mind of the prince wandered away to other objects ; and when they saw that they could not engage his attention they ceased to play , and fell asleep . The altered appearance of the sleeping courtesans excited additional ...
... manner , but the mind of the prince wandered away to other objects ; and when they saw that they could not engage his attention they ceased to play , and fell asleep . The altered appearance of the sleeping courtesans excited additional ...
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... , producing happiness , but if it be bad , they are unfa- vourable , producing misery . The manner in which being first commenced cannot now be ascertained . The cause of the continuance of existence is I. GOTAMA BUDHA . 5.
... , producing happiness , but if it be bad , they are unfa- vourable , producing misery . The manner in which being first commenced cannot now be ascertained . The cause of the continuance of existence is I. GOTAMA BUDHA . 5.
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... manner ; and though the Budhists maintain that their founder declared at an early period in his career that this would be his rule , the statement was most probably invented to avoid the imputation that might otherwise have been made ...
... manner ; and though the Budhists maintain that their founder declared at an early period in his career that this would be his rule , the statement was most probably invented to avoid the imputation that might otherwise have been made ...
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... manner it was effected , cannot now be ascertained . It appears to have been the original intention that the sramana , during the greater part of the year , should reside in solitude ; but the injunction to carry the alms - bowl to the ...
... manner it was effected , cannot now be ascertained . It appears to have been the original intention that the sramana , during the greater part of the year , should reside in solitude ; but the injunction to carry the alms - bowl to the ...
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... manner , he who would re- ceive the full benefit of asceticism , practises the Thirteen Ordi- nances . As water for the nourishment of grain , fire for burning , food for imparting strength , withs for binding , women for conten- tion ...
... manner , he who would re- ceive the full benefit of asceticism , practises the Thirteen Ordi- nances . As water for the nourishment of grain , fire for burning , food for imparting strength , withs for binding , women for conten- tion ...
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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