History of Buddhism in Ceylon: The Anuradhapura Period, 3d Century BC--10th Century AD. |
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... worship " . We can get a glimpse of this " immoral religious . worship " -primitive animistic cults - if we examine the chro- nicles carefully . There are references to supernatural beings , yahṣas and yakṣinis in the Vijaya legend ...
... worship " . We can get a glimpse of this " immoral religious . worship " -primitive animistic cults - if we examine the chro- nicles carefully . There are references to supernatural beings , yahṣas and yakṣinis in the Vijaya legend ...
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... worship in the course of his circumambulation , after offering flowers at the upper terraces . There were flights of steps leading to these terraces . A Story in the Majjhima Commentary tells us how a certain thera ascended the vedikā ...
... worship in the course of his circumambulation , after offering flowers at the upper terraces . There were flights of steps leading to these terraces . A Story in the Majjhima Commentary tells us how a certain thera ascended the vedikā ...
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... worship as having any religious value , because gazing at the Buddha - image would be one of the easiest ways of getting Buddhalambanapīti . This brings us to an important problem . We know that there were images at the time the Pāli ...
... worship as having any religious value , because gazing at the Buddha - image would be one of the easiest ways of getting Buddhalambanapīti . This brings us to an important problem . We know that there were images at the time the Pāli ...
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ABBREVIATIONS | xv |
SOCIAL CONDITIONS | 14 |
YEARS OF DEVELOPMENTI | 78 |
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5th century 5th century A.C. Abhaya Abhayagiri according Aggabodhi Ananda ancient Ceylon Anuradhapura arahant arahantship Ariyavamsa Asoka bhikkhus Bodhi brāhmaṇas Buddha Buddha-image Buddhaghosa Buddhist built called caves ceremony cetiya Ceylon chronicles Devanampiya-Tissa dhamma Edict Fa Hien festival Geiger Hien Hiuen Tsiang honour Ibid image-house India Island Jetavana Kassapa king known laity lived Mahā Mahāgāma Mahānāga Mahāvamsa Mahāvihāra Mahinda Mahinda IV mentioned Mihintale ministers monastery monks nāma nikāyas offered Pāli Pali Commentaries Pamsukūlikas Paṇḍukābhaya Paranavitana perhaps Polonnaruva pre-Buddhist Ceylon preaching pupil recite referred regarded reign religion religious reported residence robes Rohana rules Sangha Sasana says sect sermon Sinhalese slaves spiritual story sutta Tamil teacher teaching thera Thūpārāma Tissa Tooth Relic topic of meditation Tripitaka uposatha various vatthu VbhA Vesak vihāra village Vinaya word worship xliv xxxix xxxvii yakṣas young monk