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Page 162
... palace and , seated on the throne amidst ministers and dancers , had the arrow of Phussadeva brought and placed erect on its point on the ground . He covered the arrow with kahāpaṇas which were poured over and over on it and gave them ...
... palace and , seated on the throne amidst ministers and dancers , had the arrow of Phussadeva brought and placed erect on its point on the ground . He covered the arrow with kahāpaṇas which were poured over and over on it and gave them ...
Page 167
... palace . Send someone to a celestial palace and give me a drawing of it . The community of bhikkhus sent there eight Arahants . At the time of the sage Kassapa , a brahman named Asoka offered eight ticket - meals to the Sangha and ...
... palace . Send someone to a celestial palace and give me a drawing of it . The community of bhikkhus sent there eight Arahants . At the time of the sage Kassapa , a brahman named Asoka offered eight ticket - meals to the Sangha and ...
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Mahānāma. killed Tissa with poison and gave the kingship to the palace - guard . This palace - guard called Siva , who was the senior gate - keeper , made Anulā his chief queen and reigned one year and two months in the city . Being ...
Mahānāma. killed Tissa with poison and gave the kingship to the palace - guard . This palace - guard called Siva , who was the senior gate - keeper , made Anulā his chief queen and reigned one year and two months in the city . Being ...
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The Visit of the Tathāgata | 17 |
The Dynasty of Mahāsammata | 25 |
The First Council | 27 |
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