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... worshipped the thera and sat on a side . He expounded to them the Dhamma , Āsīvisūpama ( Simile of The Serpent ) .1 1. The Sri Lankan historical tradition has recorded each of the discourses ( suttas ) of the Buddhist Canon , which the ...
... worshipped the thera and sat on a side . He expounded to them the Dhamma , Āsīvisūpama ( Simile of The Serpent ) .1 1. The Sri Lankan historical tradition has recorded each of the discourses ( suttas ) of the Buddhist Canon , which the ...
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... worshipped them respectively , took the almsbowl from the hand of the great Thera Mahinda and led the thera into the city with due observance of honour and hospitality . Seeing the seating arrangement , the soothsayers foretold , " The ...
... worshipped them respectively , took the almsbowl from the hand of the great Thera Mahinda and led the thera into the city with due observance of honour and hospitality . Seeing the seating arrangement , the soothsayers foretold , " The ...
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... worshipped the great Arahant theras who stood at the four directions there and paid homage to them in order . He went to the north - eastern direction , worshipped the great thera Arahant Piyadassi and stood by him . Enhancing the ...
... worshipped the great Arahant theras who stood at the four directions there and paid homage to them in order . He went to the north - eastern direction , worshipped the great thera Arahant Piyadassi and stood by him . Enhancing the ...
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Introduction | 1 |
The Visit of the Tathāgata | 17 |
The Dynasty of Mahāsammata | 25 |
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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 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