Stories from the MahavamsaMarga Publications, 1988 - 107 pages |
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Page 80
... religion . What was more , his son Mahinda had renounced his worldly life and had be- come one of the foremost disciples of the Buddha . Dhammasoka's daughter Sanghamitta had also taken the robes and was a devout Theri . Dhammasoka and ...
... religion . What was more , his son Mahinda had renounced his worldly life and had be- come one of the foremost disciples of the Buddha . Dhammasoka's daughter Sanghamitta had also taken the robes and was a devout Theri . Dhammasoka and ...
Page 82
... religion of this land . He ordained that the first duty of every Monarch should be to care for the Sangha ' and foster the religion throughout the land . From that day to this , Buddhism has not only remained the official religion of ...
... religion of this land . He ordained that the first duty of every Monarch should be to care for the Sangha ' and foster the religion throughout the land . From that day to this , Buddhism has not only remained the official religion of ...
Page 83
... religion . He started this tradition which every subse- quent King tried to emulate , or even improve upon . This island is dotted with many ruins of once splendid . dagabas which give us , to - day , a distant picture of the true ...
... religion . He started this tradition which every subse- quent King tried to emulate , or even improve upon . This island is dotted with many ruins of once splendid . dagabas which give us , to - day , a distant picture of the true ...
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answered Anula Anuradhapura arms army asked Aunt beautiful bird songs born brother Abhaya brought Buddhism captured caravan Cetiya Chalaka chamber child Chulodhari Citta Cittaraja conch shell Dagaba daughter deer defeated Digha Dighagamini Duttagamini Elara father followed Gamini girl Gothakabhaya ground guards hand happy head hear heretic homeland horse Jetthatissa Kalawela keep kill King Devanampiyatissa King's kingdom knew Kuveni Lakshman land of Rama leader Lion live looked Mahasena Mahavamsa mango marriage marry meet Ministers monk mother never night once Pandukabhaya Pandula Polamitta Prince Tissa Princess prison prophesied Ravana reign religion Rohana rope rose cliff Saliya Sanghamitta says sent ship shore silence Sinha-Bahu Sire Siri Samghabodhi sister Sita smile soothsayer stone story strange Supra Devi sure sword tell Thambara thing thrilled Thrisula and Dhanuka throne Thuparama told tree tried uncles Vanga Vijaya Vijitapura village walked wanted whispered wonder yelled