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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... Devanampiyatissa ( 247- 207 B.C. ) is so much intertwined in myth and legend that it is not easy to sift the facts from their legendary embellishments . During the reign of Devanampiyatissa occurred the advent of the famous Buddhist ...
... Devanampiyatissa ( 247- 207 B.C. ) is so much intertwined in myth and legend that it is not easy to sift the facts from their legendary embellishments . During the reign of Devanampiyatissa occurred the advent of the famous Buddhist ...
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... Devanampiyatissa received the message and gifts from Asoka , he performed a second consecration on the full - moon day of Vesākha.3 This description , it may be noted , does not agree in all details , with what is given in the Mahāvamsa ...
... Devanampiyatissa received the message and gifts from Asoka , he performed a second consecration on the full - moon day of Vesākha.3 This description , it may be noted , does not agree in all details , with what is given in the Mahāvamsa ...
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... Devanampiyatissa planted this branch at Anuradhapura and it has drawn to this day many millions of devout pilgrims . The Mahāvamsa refers frequently to various acts of homage performed by kings that followed Devanampiyatissa.8 Fa Hien ...
... Devanampiyatissa planted this branch at Anuradhapura and it has drawn to this day many millions of devout pilgrims . The Mahāvamsa refers frequently to various acts of homage performed by kings that followed Devanampiyatissa.8 Fa Hien ...
Contents
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 Papańcasūdanī 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