The Chronicle of the Thūpa and the Thūpavaṃsa: Being a Translation and Edition of Vācissaratthera's Thūpavaṃsa, Volume 28 |
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... Asoka's conversion to Buddhism and his benefactions to the Sasana including the building of 84,000 monasteries together with cetiyas are described at length . The episode of Asoka's ob- taining relics from Ajātasattu's underground thūpa ...
... Asoka's conversion to Buddhism and his benefactions to the Sasana including the building of 84,000 monasteries together with cetiyas are described at length . The episode of Asoka's ob- taining relics from Ajātasattu's underground thūpa ...
Page 54
... Asoka the righteous monarch , my dear , has descended into the enclosed courtyard thinking of removing the relics ; go and have the wooden figures removed . ' He came disguised as a village lad with his hair tied up in five locks and ...
... Asoka the righteous monarch , my dear , has descended into the enclosed courtyard thinking of removing the relics ; go and have the wooden figures removed . ' He came disguised as a village lad with his hair tied up in five locks and ...
Page 260
... Asoka severs the Bodhi branch , 70 ; Asoka des- patches , 70 f .; dedication of sovereignty of Lankā to , 72 ; the platform of , 70 ; see bodhimanḍa Bodhi of the three previous Buddhas , 69 ; enumerated , 72 Bodhi tree , a replica , 113 ...
... Asoka severs the Bodhi branch , 70 ; Asoka des- patches , 70 f .; dedication of sovereignty of Lankā to , 72 ; the platform of , 70 ; see bodhimanḍa Bodhi of the three previous Buddhas , 69 ; enumerated , 72 Bodhi tree , a replica , 113 ...
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THE CHRONICLE OF THE THŪPA | 1 |
CHAPTER PAGE 1a The Prologue and the Account of the Aspiration I | 7 |
The Thūpas of the CrestGem and the Garments | 23 |
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adāsi āha ahesum ahosi akāsi amhākam Anuradhapura arahants arahatship Asoka Aspirant to Enlightenment Atha attano aṭṭha become an Enlightened bhagavato bhante bhavissatîti bhikkhu Bodhi brahman buddho cankerwaned Cetiya coloured crores Damila datvā deities Dhamma dhātuyo Dipankara disvā Duṭṭhagāmaṇī ekam Elder named elephant enshrining evam Exalted flowers gahetvā gantvā garlands Geiger gift of alms golden honour hutvā ibid inside eight intuitive knowledge kammam kāresi kāretvā katvā King King's kira Kusinārā leagues Mahā mahārāja MhvA Monastery Nāga nāma ņatvā novice numbering Order of monks Pali pana parasol pay homage perfect nibbāna perfumes precious things prophesied with reference pucchi pūjetvā Rājā raņņo relic chamber relics sabbe saddhim Sakka Sakko Sariputta sāsanam satthā seated Sinhalese SThup Sumana sutvā Tadā tasmim tassa Tathā Tathāgata Tato tattha Teacher tesam therassa Thereupon Thero Thūp thūpa trsl Uposatha urns vanditvā vatvā vide viya yeva