Early History of Buddhism in Ceylon: Or, State of Buddhism in Ceylon as Revealed by the Pāli Commentaries of the # Century A.D. |
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Page 82
... According to the Samantapāsādikā we feel inclined to think that he was a contemporary of Mahapaduma thera.1 The Atthasālinī and the Visuddhimagga state that as a result of the thrill of joy ( ubbega - piti ) obtained by contemplation on ...
... According to the Samantapāsādikā we feel inclined to think that he was a contemporary of Mahapaduma thera.1 The Atthasālinī and the Visuddhimagga state that as a result of the thrill of joy ( ubbega - piti ) obtained by contemplation on ...
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... according to the Visuddhimagga , was unmolested by a fire that burned to ashes a hall in which he was sitting in meditation ; 11 and according to the Sumangalavilāsinī , Sakka , the chief of the gods , came personally to invite the ...
... according to the Visuddhimagga , was unmolested by a fire that burned to ashes a hall in which he was sitting in meditation ; 11 and according to the Sumangalavilāsinī , Sakka , the chief of the gods , came personally to invite the ...
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... According to the Jātakaṭṭhakatha he was the first to request the Buddha to preach the Truth discovered by the latter . 1 According to another Commen- tary he offered the Buddha a jewelled garland as big as the Mountain Sineru.2 It is ...
... According to the Jātakaṭṭhakatha he was the first to request the Buddha to preach the Truth discovered by the latter . 1 According to another Commen- tary he offered the Buddha a jewelled garland as big as the Mountain Sineru.2 It is ...
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The Advent of Mahinda | 43 |
The Spread of the Faith | 59 |
The Writing down of the Texts | 73 |
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Abhaya Abhayagiri Abhidhamma According Anuradhapura Arahant Arahantship Ariṭṭha attained Arahantship Aṭṭhakatha Atthasālinī Bhāṇakas bhikkhus Bodhi Tree Bodhisatta Brahmā Brāhmaṇatissa brother Buddha Buddhaghosa Buddhavamsa Buddhist built century A.D. cetiya Cetiyapabbata Ceylon chapter CuNiA deities Devanampiyatissa devas Dhamma Dhammapada Dighabhāṇaka Dipavamsa Doctrine Duṭṭhagāmaṇī entered the Order Fa Hien famine foll Hien Ibid India island Jātaka Kalyāņi king large number later lived Lohapāsāda Mahā Mahācetiya Mahānāga Mahāsena Mahāsiva Mahātissa Mahāvamsa Mahāvihāra Mahinda Maliyadeva Manorathapūraṇī Māra mentioned monastery monks Mv tr Nāga Nikaya Nikayasangraha Pali Pāli Commentaries Pap Sn Papañcasūdanī Parivara Phussadeva Pitaka Piṭakas Porāṇā Porāņas preached PsmA recited records references reign relics Rhys Davids Rohana Saddhātissa Sakka Samantapāsādikā Sammohavinodani sangha Sanghamitta sasana Sinhalese Commentaries Smp I 62 Smp Sn Sumangalavilāsinī Sutta Tamil teachers teachings thera thūpa Thūpārāma Tipiṭaka Tissa Tissamahārāma Upatissa Vaṭṭagāmaṇī verses vihāra Vinaya Visuddhimagga worship young bhikkhu