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The Legend of the Topes

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Oriental Books Reprint Corporation, 1945 - Social Science - 101 pages
Translation of a Pali poem describing the Buddhist topes, shrines, etc., in India and Sri Lanka.

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Contents

Topes of Oeylon
41
arrival of the BoTree
50
Maricavaffi monastery
59

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The legend of the topes: Thūpavaṃsa
The legend of the topes: Thūpavaṃsa
Vācissara (Thera.)
Snippet view - 1945
The legend of the topes
The legend of the topes
Vācissara (Thera.)
Snippet view - 1986
The legend of the topes: Thūpavaṃsa
The legend of the topes: Thūpavaṃsa
Vācissara (Thera.)
Snippet view - 1945

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Abhaya adorned aeons Ajatasattu arahants Asoka attained B. C. Law become an Enlightened Blessed Bodhi-tree Bodhisatta brahman bricks brought Buddha Buddhavamsa Buddhist built cankerwaned Ceylon chariot colour crores cubits Damilas Devanampiyatissa devas devatds standing Dipankara Dutthagamani eight caskets eight topes eighty-four thousand Elara elephant erected five hundred flowers four garlands Geiger gems gift gold golden Gotama homage honour hundred thousand Ibid India Jambu island Jataka Jdtaka jewels Kandula Kanthaka Kassapa king's Kusinara Lineage Mahdvamsa majesty Mallas mandarava Mhvs Moggaliputta Tissa monastery moreover the devatds Nigrodha Order of monks palace parasol passed away entirely perfumes preached the doctrine psychic power Rajagaha reborn recluse relic-chamber relics renounce the world Revered sir royal Sakka Sanghamitta saying scattered seat sent seven silver Sinhalese language stood Sumana surrounded Tambapanni Tambapanni island Tathagata thought thousand monks three yojanas Thupa Thupavamsa Tissa vessel Vinaya waned yakkhas yojanas in extent

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TitleThe Legend of the Topes
AuthorVācissara (Thera.)
Translated byBimala Churn Law
Edition2, reprint
PublisherOriental Books Reprint Corporation, 1945
Original fromthe University of Virginia
Digitized6 Aug 2007
Length101 pages
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