History of Buddhism in Ceylon: The Anuradhapura Period, 3d Century BC--10th Century--AC. |
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... mentioned by name among the sources from which the gāthās are borrowed.1 Of the Lanka stories in the Rsv . over fifty per cent . are from Rohana and about fifteen per cent . are from Anuradhapura . Most of the others are scattered in ...
... mentioned by name among the sources from which the gāthās are borrowed.1 Of the Lanka stories in the Rsv . over fifty per cent . are from Rohana and about fifteen per cent . are from Anuradhapura . Most of the others are scattered in ...
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... mentioned among the distinguished visitors who attended the Bodhi festival at Anuradhapura.1 One of eight Bo - saplings was also planted in his village . Reference has already been made earlier in this chapter to the other castes and ...
... mentioned among the distinguished visitors who attended the Bodhi festival at Anuradhapura.1 One of eight Bo - saplings was also planted in his village . Reference has already been made earlier in this chapter to the other castes and ...
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... mentioned at all . According to the Commentaries an image was important only if the relics of the Buddha were enshrined in it . At the time the Pali Commentaries were written , in the 5th century A.C. , on the occasion of alms - giving ...
... mentioned at all . According to the Commentaries an image was important only if the relics of the Buddha were enshrined in it . At the time the Pali Commentaries were written , in the 5th century A.C. , on the occasion of alms - giving ...
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ABBREVIATIONS | xv |
RELIGIOUS CONDITIONS | 34 |
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF BUDDHISM | 48 |
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5th century 5th century A.C. Abhayagiri according Aggabodhi Ananda ancient Ceylon Anuradhapura arahant Ariyavamsa Asoka attained arahantship bhikkhus Bodhi brāhmaṇas Buddha Buddha-image Buddhaghosa Buddhist built called caves ceremony cetiya Ceylon chapter Chronicles Colombo dagäbas Devanampiya-Tissa dhamma Dipavamsa Edict Fa Hien festival Geiger Hien Hiuen Tsiang honour Ibid image-house India Inscription Island Jetavana Kassapa king known lived Mahā Mahāgāma Mahānāga Mahāvamsa Mahāvihāra Mahinda Mahinda IV mentioned Mihintalē ministers Moggallāna monastery monks nāma nikāyas offered Pāli Pali Commentaries Pamsukūlikas Paṇḍukābhaya Paranavitana Polonnaruva pre-Buddhist Ceylon preaching pupil recite referred regarded reign religion religious reported robes Rohana Sangha Sasana says sect sermon Sinhalese slaves spiritual story sutta Tamil teacher teaching thera Thūpārāma Tissa Tooth Relic topic of meditation Tripitaka uposatha vatthu VbhA Vesak vihāra village Vinaya word worship xliv xxxix xxxvii yakṣas young monk