Mahāvaṃsa, the Great Chronicle of Sri Lanka: Chapters One to Thirty-seven : an Annotated New Translation with Prolegomena |
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... bhikkhunis delivered at Harikala ( place or time ? ) , he gave the bhikkhunis whatever they desired . He constructed the Silathupa , a Vihara on the Cetiya- mountain and the most excellent assembly hall which is called Jalaka " ; in D ...
... bhikkhunis delivered at Harikala ( place or time ? ) , he gave the bhikkhunis whatever they desired . He constructed the Silathupa , a Vihara on the Cetiya- mountain and the most excellent assembly hall which is called Jalaka " ; in D ...
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... bhikkhunis and the Bodhi , which , through miraculous power , separated itself and stood in a golden vase , she ... bhikkhuni with her followers and the disciple Sabbananda with a thousand bhikkhus . At the Somanassa - terrace , " on ...
... bhikkhunis and the Bodhi , which , through miraculous power , separated itself and stood in a golden vase , she ... bhikkhuni with her followers and the disciple Sabbananda with a thousand bhikkhus . At the Somanassa - terrace , " on ...
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... bhikkhuni to invite colleagues to point out one's transgressions , i.e. the opposite of a confessional ] 53. PITAKA ... bhikkhunis as well . 57. * SAMAŅA , ' ascetic ' , designation of the Buddhist priests as opposed to the Brāhmaṇa ...
... bhikkhuni to invite colleagues to point out one's transgressions , i.e. the opposite of a confessional ] 53. PITAKA ... bhikkhunis as well . 57. * SAMAŅA , ' ascetic ' , designation of the Buddhist priests as opposed to the Brāhmaṇa ...
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Foreword by His Excellency J R Jayewardene | 1 |
Chapter | 11 |
H Why Prolegomena? | 25 |
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