History of Buddhism in Ceylon: The Anuradhapura Period, 3d Century BC--10th Century--AC. |
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... image - house which contained the image of the Buddha . Here it would be interesting to inquire when the image house became an important feature of the Ceylon monastery . We have seen that in Mahinda's plan of the Mahāvihāra there was ...
... image - house which contained the image of the Buddha . Here it would be interesting to inquire when the image house became an important feature of the Ceylon monastery . We have seen that in Mahinda's plan of the Mahāvihāra there was ...
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... images and image - houses erected by many kings.1 Buddhaghosa's Pali Commentaries contain references to Buddha - images only in two contexts , but there are no image- houses mentioned at all . According to the Commentaries an image was ...
... images and image - houses erected by many kings.1 Buddhaghosa's Pali Commentaries contain references to Buddha - images only in two contexts , but there are no image- houses mentioned at all . According to the Commentaries an image was ...
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... image of the Buddha . Yet the Commentary does not mention looking at an image even as an alternative possibility ... house not mentioned among the various features of a monastery ? Two explanations may be suggested . First , that at the time ...
... image of the Buddha . Yet the Commentary does not mention looking at an image even as an alternative possibility ... house not mentioned among the various features of a monastery ? Two explanations may be suggested . First , that at the time ...
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ABBREVIATIONS | xv |
RELIGIOUS CONDITIONS | 34 |
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF BUDDHISM | 48 |
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5th century 5th century A.C. Abhayagiri according Aggabodhi Ananda ancient Ceylon Anuradhapura arahant Ariyavamsa Asoka attained arahantship bhikkhus Bodhi brāhmaṇas Buddha Buddha-image Buddhaghosa Buddhist built called caves ceremony cetiya Ceylon chapter Chronicles Colombo dagäbas Devanampiya-Tissa dhamma Dipavamsa Edict Fa Hien festival Geiger Hien Hiuen Tsiang honour Ibid image-house India Inscription Island Jetavana Kassapa king known lived Mahā Mahāgāma Mahānāga Mahāvamsa Mahāvihāra Mahinda Mahinda IV mentioned Mihintalē ministers Moggallāna monastery monks nāma nikāyas offered Pāli Pali Commentaries Pamsukūlikas Paṇḍukābhaya Paranavitana Polonnaruva pre-Buddhist Ceylon preaching pupil recite referred regarded reign religion religious reported robes Rohana Sangha Sasana says sect sermon Sinhalese slaves spiritual story sutta Tamil teacher teaching thera Thūpārāma Tissa Tooth Relic topic of meditation Tripitaka uposatha vatthu VbhA Vesak vihāra village Vinaya word worship xliv xxxix xxxvii yakṣas young monk