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... cetiya covered with it . He got painters to do carefully a railing there and also rows of " full pitchers " and a row of five - finger ornament . He had likewise a chatta made of bamboo by basket - workers and also on the tee the sun ...
... cetiya covered with it . He got painters to do carefully a railing there and also rows of " full pitchers " and a row of five - finger ornament . He had likewise a chatta made of bamboo by basket - workers and also on the tee the sun ...
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... Cetiya con- structed . When the masonary work did not hold , he recalled the virtues of the sage and , risking his own life , lay down there ; having made the masonry work hold , he had the cetiya completed . At the four gates he ...
... Cetiya con- structed . When the masonary work did not hold , he recalled the virtues of the sage and , risking his own life , lay down there ; having made the masonry work hold , he had the cetiya completed . At the four gates he ...
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... Cetiya - literally , a mount . A synonym for Pāli thupa , the Buddhist tope . Cetiya - fields fields donated to monasteries so that the revenue derived from them could be utilized for the maintenance and repair of Cetiyas . · Chatta ...
... Cetiya - literally , a mount . A synonym for Pāli thupa , the Buddhist tope . Cetiya - fields fields donated to monasteries so that the revenue derived from them could be utilized for the maintenance and repair of Cetiyas . · Chatta ...
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Introduction | 1 |
The Visit of the Tathāgata | 17 |
The Dynasty of Mahāsammata | 26 |
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Abhaya adorned almsbowl Anuradhapura Arahant Asoka Asoka the Righteous attained beautiful bhikkhunis Bodhi-tree Brahman brought Buddha Buddhist built ceremonies cetiya Cetiyapabbata Chapter called chariots community of bhikkhus conqueror consecrated crores Damila daughter deities Dhamma eight elephant Faith five hundred flowers Gāmaņi Gangā gate gave gems gods heard honoured India informed the king island of Lankā joy and emotion killed king's kṣatriya Lankā likewise Lohapāsāda lord Mahāvihāra ministers miraculous power monastery nāgas named North Central Province obtained ordination offered paid homage palace Pāli Paṇḍukābhaya parasol pavilion pious pleased preached the Dhamma prince queen reigned relic-chamber relics Revata rice royal ruler sage Sakka sāmaṇera Sangha Sanghamitta seated sent serene joy seven Sinhala southern Sri Lanka stones stood Sumana Tathāgata thera Thera Mahinda theri thousand bhikkhus throne thūpa Thūpārāma Tipitaka Tissa told took Triple Gem uposatha Uposatha-hall Vasabha Venerable Sir Vesāli vihāra Vijaya village warriors worshipped yakkhas yakkhiņi yojanas