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... Dhamma . " 3 Now that there was the approval of the Buddha to recite the true Dhamma , " he selected five hundred excellent bhikkhus , who had mastered the ninefold doctrine , " were well - versed in all elements and had overcome asavas ...
... Dhamma . " 3 Now that there was the approval of the Buddha to recite the true Dhamma , " he selected five hundred excellent bhikkhus , who had mastered the ninefold doctrine , " were well - versed in all elements and had overcome asavas ...
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... Dhamma without an exception . In the manner in which the sage of Vedeha12 explained it , all , who knew the meaning of the Dhamma , " 3 repeated the Dhamma . 44 43 37-40 Thus in seven months was that recitation of the Dhamma ...
... Dhamma without an exception . In the manner in which the sage of Vedeha12 explained it , all , who knew the meaning of the Dhamma , " 3 repeated the Dhamma . 44 43 37-40 Thus in seven months was that recitation of the Dhamma ...
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... Dhamma for the long endurance of the true Dhamma , selected , out of the assemblage of all bhikkhus , seven hundred Arahant bhikkhus , who knew by heart the three Pitakas and who had developed " the knowledge of meaning etc. 58 63-65 ...
... Dhamma for the long endurance of the true Dhamma , selected , out of the assemblage of all bhikkhus , seven hundred Arahant bhikkhus , who knew by heart the three Pitakas and who had developed " the knowledge of meaning etc. 58 63-65 ...
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Foreword by His Excellency J R Jayewardene | 5 |
A Double Anniversary Why Another Translation? | 11 |
Chapter | 27 |
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