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Page 107
... upasampada : ( higher ordination ) . This passage marks the change of status from that of a sa : mane : ra ( novice ) to that of a bhikkhu ( monk ) . Buddhists reserve the term bhikkhu to refer to those monks who have gone through ...
... upasampada : ( higher ordination ) . This passage marks the change of status from that of a sa : mane : ra ( novice ) to that of a bhikkhu ( monk ) . Buddhists reserve the term bhikkhu to refer to those monks who have gone through ...
Page 119
... upasampada : ceremony on the Aæsala full - moon day , 20 July 1753 , at the upo : satha : ga : ra of the Pushpa : rama viha : ra ( present Malvatta temple ) in Kandy . The set of monks so ordained formed the nucleus of the new sect of ...
... upasampada : ceremony on the Aæsala full - moon day , 20 July 1753 , at the upo : satha : ga : ra of the Pushpa : rama viha : ra ( present Malvatta temple ) in Kandy . The set of monks so ordained formed the nucleus of the new sect of ...
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LANKA THE ISLAND KINGDOM | 13 |
MAHA RAJA THE GREAT KING | 22 |
THE KING AND GOOD GOVERNANCE | 32 |
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ancient Anura:dha-pura Ba:hu became become belonged Bo:dhi brother brought Buddha Buddhist building built called capital century ceremony Ceylon chief chronicles claim Colombo considered consort cultural daughter death dynasty English epic father Founder four gave give given hand head important Indian inscriptions island kingdom Kandy Kandyan king king's known land language later literature lived Maha Maha:vansa Malla matter means ministers monks Na:ga officer origins ornaments palace Pali Parakkama Bahu period poem poet political Polonnaruva Portuguese present prince Prof queen ra:ja rain Raja Sinha record referred reign relations religious royal rule Sacred Tooth Sangha Sanskrit says Se:na sent Silva Sinhala Sinhalese Sinhalese kings Siri South Sri Lanka story stupa succession tanks temple term throne Tissa took tree verse Viha:ra Vijaya wife write