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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... persons . The subjects of investigation are arranged in the following order : -1 . Párájiká , four in number , referring to crimes that are to be punished by permanent exclusion from the priesthood . 2. Sanghádisésá , thirteen in number ...
... persons . The subjects of investigation are arranged in the following order : -1 . Párájiká , four in number , referring to crimes that are to be punished by permanent exclusion from the priesthood . 2. Sanghádisésá , thirteen in number ...
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... persons were not thereby incapacitated , by any positive law , from engaging in duties and offices that by ourselves would be regarded as utterly unsuited to the clerus . But this is the less remarkable when other circumstances are ...
... persons were not thereby incapacitated , by any positive law , from engaging in duties and offices that by ourselves would be regarded as utterly unsuited to the clerus . But this is the less remarkable when other circumstances are ...
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... them . As all the rain that falls runs into the rivers , and thence into the sea , so all that the most learned person might say relative to religion would be directed to them . All the knowledge I possess III . NAMES AND TITLES . 15.
... them . As all the rain that falls runs into the rivers , and thence into the sea , so all that the most learned person might say relative to religion would be directed to them . All the knowledge I possess III . NAMES AND TITLES . 15.
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... persons will meet together , and there will be much talking ; the enclosure round the bó - tree not being swept , and no water brought either to drink or for bathing , these things will have to be done , and thus time will be lost ; the ...
... persons will meet together , and there will be much talking ; the enclosure round the bó - tree not being swept , and no water brought either to drink or for bathing , these things will have to be done , and thus time will be lost ; the ...
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... persons are accustomed to visit , such as Dakkhina - giri , Attikuchi - léna , Chétiya- giri , and Chittala - påbbata ; to these places the faithful resort that they may worship , because they were formerly the residences of rahats ...
... persons are accustomed to visit , such as Dakkhina - giri , Attikuchi - léna , Chétiya- giri , and Chittala - påbbata ; to these places the faithful resort that they may worship , because they were formerly the residences of rahats ...
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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