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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... object of great interest . But whilst Brahmanism has been largely elucidated , comparatively little is yet known of Budhism by Europeans . In the month of September , 1825 , I landed in the beautiful island of Ceylon as a Wesleyan ...
... object of great interest . But whilst Brahmanism has been largely elucidated , comparatively little is yet known of Budhism by Europeans . In the month of September , 1825 , I landed in the beautiful island of Ceylon as a Wesleyan ...
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... objects should be kept away from the places to which he usually resorted ; but these precautions were all in vain . One day , when proceeding to a garden at some distance from the palace , he saw an old man ... object 2 EASTERN MONACHISM .
... objects should be kept away from the places to which he usually resorted ; but these precautions were all in vain . One day , when proceeding to a garden at some distance from the palace , he saw an old man ... object 2 EASTERN MONACHISM .
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... object , he commanded him to drive on rapidly to the garden , where he remained until sunset , in unbounded magnificence , a vast crowd of attendants ministering to his pleasure , amidst strains of the most animating music . In the ...
... object , he commanded him to drive on rapidly to the garden , where he remained until sunset , in unbounded magnificence , a vast crowd of attendants ministering to his pleasure , amidst strains of the most animating music . In the ...
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... object of his protracted toils and numerous sacrifices , 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 ...
... object of his protracted toils and numerous sacrifices , 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 ...
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... object throughout innumerable ages that it can be obtained . The power that controls the universe is karma , literally action ; consisting of kusala and akusala , or merit and demerit . There is no such monad as an immaterial spirit ...
... object throughout innumerable ages that it can be obtained . The power that controls the universe is karma , literally action ; consisting of kusala and akusala , or merit and demerit . There is no such monad as an immaterial spirit ...
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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