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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... monasteries of the Greek church belonging to the rule of St. Basil , the male novices are not allowed to take the vows ... monastery or the iron - barred convent . It must often cause the deepest sorrow , only passing away with the utter ...
... monasteries of the Greek church belonging to the rule of St. Basil , the male novices are not allowed to take the vows ... monastery or the iron - barred convent . It must often cause the deepest sorrow , only passing away with the utter ...
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... monastery by becoming a pupil in the school kept by the priest ; and by this means he gains an insight into the duties he will afterwards be required to perform . The priesthood is to be sought in order that existence may be overcome ...
... monastery by becoming a pupil in the school kept by the priest ; and by this means he gains an insight into the duties he will afterwards be required to perform . The priesthood is to be sought in order that existence may be overcome ...
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... monastery ; and from the com- mencement of his noviciate he is regarded as a priest . When the pupil becomes an accepted novice , it is required of him that he be careful as to the character of the monastery in which he intends to ...
... monastery ; and from the com- mencement of his noviciate he is regarded as a priest . When the pupil becomes an accepted novice , it is required of him that he be careful as to the character of the monastery in which he intends to ...
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... monastery , the marriage was dissolved ; but this law did not meet with universal approval . Among the practices forbidden in the Pátimokkhan * the follow- ing are included : -Sexual intercourse with any being of whatever kind , or in ...
... monastery , the marriage was dissolved ; but this law did not meet with universal approval . Among the practices forbidden in the Pátimokkhan * the follow- ing are included : -Sexual intercourse with any being of whatever kind , or in ...
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... monastery to see him , he sent her word that no woman could be allowed to enter the en- closure , and that she ought to be contented by hearing that he was alive . The Roman anchoret , Arsenius , would seldom see strangers who came to ...
... monastery to see him , he sent her word that no woman could be allowed to enter the en- closure , and that she ought to be contented by hearing that he was alive . The Roman anchoret , Arsenius , would seldom see strangers who came 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