The Early History of Ceylon, Or, The Indian Period of Ceylon History |
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... Buddha when alive was treated with great reverence , not only as the teacher of the way of release but also as one ... Buddha . The first home of Buddhism was in Magadha ( South Bihar ) , the capital of which was Rājagaha ( Rājagriha ) ...
... Buddha when alive was treated with great reverence , not only as the teacher of the way of release but also as one ... Buddha . The first home of Buddhism was in Magadha ( South Bihar ) , the capital of which was Rājagaha ( Rājagriha ) ...
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... Buddha need not necessarily aim at the state of an arahat but might , if they so desired , follow the career of the Buddha himself ; they might by becoming bōdhisattvas aim at being Buddhas and work for the release of others . No ...
... Buddha need not necessarily aim at the state of an arahat but might , if they so desired , follow the career of the Buddha himself ; they might by becoming bōdhisattvas aim at being Buddhas and work for the release of others . No ...
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Garrett Champness Mendis. places sacred to Buddhism in India like Buddha Gaya , and it is said that Kit Siri Mevan sent an embassy with gifts to Samudragupta in order to obtain permission to build a vihārē at Buddha Gayā for the use of ...
Garrett Champness Mendis. places sacred to Buddhism in India like Buddha Gaya , and it is said that Kit Siri Mevan sent an embassy with gifts to Samudragupta in order to obtain permission to build a vihārē at Buddha Gayā for the use of ...
Contents
CHAPTER | 1 |
THE NORTH INDIAN PERIOD II | 13 |
THE SOUTH INDIAN PERIOD I | 65 |
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Abhayagiri Agbō Anuradhapura army Aryans Aśōka became bhikshus Bhuvanaikabāhu bōdhisattva brother Buddha Buddhism Buddhist bhikshus buildings built CALIFORNIA LIBRARY called capital captured century A.D. Cēra Ceylon chief Cōla conquest Copyright Archæological Survey Culavansa dāgäbas death defeated Dharmakirti district Dravidians dynasty empire Gajabāhu Gampola Ganga Hindu Hinduism history of Ceylon influence inscriptions invasions island Isurumuniya Jātaka Kalinga Kirti Kōṭṭē Lambakarṇa language Lankatilaka large number lived Māgama Mahasen Mahaväli Ganga Mahāvansa Mahāvihārē Mahāyāna Mahāyānists mainly Malaya Mānābharaṇa Māyārața Mihindu Mōriya Muslims Nāga Niśśanka Malla North Indian Period occupied Pāli Canon Pallava Pandya Parakrama Parakramabahu Polonnaruva probably Rājarāja Rajarața Rayigama rebellion region reign religious rivers Ruhuna ruled ruler Saddha Sangha Sanskrit sculpture sects Sēna Sigiriya Sinhalese kings Sinhalese language Siri Mevan Siva South India Srī Sri Vallabha successors Survey of Ceylon Tamil kingdom tanks temple throne Tissa took tribes troops Väddas Vihārē Vijaya Vijayabāhu Vijayanagara Vikramabahu Vīra worship