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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... tree , near which Budha Gaya was afterwards built , received the supreme Budhaship . In births innumerable , previous to his present state of existence as a man , he had set the office of a budha before him as the object of his ambition ...
... tree , near which Budha Gaya was afterwards built , received the supreme Budhaship . In births innumerable , previous to his present state of existence as a man , he had set the office of a budha before him as the object of his ambition ...
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... tree they receive the supernatural powers with which the office is endowed . But their greatest distinc- tion and highest glory is , that they receive the wisdom by which they can direct sentient beings to the path that leads to nirwána ...
... tree they receive the supernatural powers with which the office is endowed . But their greatest distinc- tion and highest glory is , that they receive the wisdom by which they can direct sentient beings to the path that leads to nirwána ...
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... tree can be ascended without it ; when a man can sleep soundly on the ground he need not seek a splendid couch and coverlets ; when the fearless man can traverse the wilderness alone he does not require an armed escort ; he who can swim ...
... tree can be ascended without it ; when a man can sleep soundly on the ground he need not seek a splendid couch and coverlets ; when the fearless man can traverse the wilderness alone he does not require an armed escort ; he who can swim ...
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... tree not being swept , and no water brought either to drink or for bathing , these things will have to be done , and ... trees , such as mango , jambu , and jack , as people will come to ask for them , and if not given they will become ...
... tree not being swept , and no water brought either to drink or for bathing , these things will have to be done , and ... trees , such as mango , jambu , and jack , as people will come to ask for them , and if not given they will become ...
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... tree , and the approaches to the wihára ; after which he shall fetch the water that is required for drinking , filter it , and place it ready for use . When this is done , he shall retire to a solitary place , and for the space of three ...
... tree , and the approaches to the wihára ; after which he shall fetch the water that is required for drinking , filter it , and place it ready for use . When this is done , he shall retire to a solitary place , and for the space of three ...
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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